# transitive

## adjective

tran·si·tive
ˈtran(t)-sə-tiv

ˈtran-zə-;

ˈtran(t)s-tiv

1

**:**characterized by having or containing a direct object

a transitive verb

2

**:**being or relating to a relation with the property that if the relation holds between a first element and a second and between the second element and a third, it holds between the first and third elements

equality is a transitive relation

3

**:**of, relating to, or characterized by transition

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