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dativized

dativized is the simple past and past participle of dativize.

Meaning of dativize

Verb

dativize (third-person singular simple present dativizes, present participle dativizing, simple past and past participle dativized)

  1. (transitive) To convert to a dative form.
    • For example, very little can be concluded from the simple failure of a child to dativize a novel verb, because the failure may be attributable to a number of sources[…]1999, Lise Menn, Nan Bernstein Ratner, Methods for Studying Language Production, page 104
  2. (intransitive) To be converted into a dative form.

Questions about dativized

What is dativized the simple past and past participle of?
Dativized is the simple past and past participle of dativize.

Words near dativized in the dictionary

  1. datives of purpose
  2. dativity
  3. dativizable
  4. dativization
  5. dativize
  6. dativized
  7. dativizes
  8. dativizing
  9. dativus commodi
  10. dativus incommodi
  11. Datiwuy

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