ditransitive

[ dahy-tran-si-tiv, -zi- ]

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to a verb taking both a direct and an indirect object, as give in “I gave him the package.”

noun

1. a ditransitive verb.

Other Words From

• di·transi·tivi·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ditransitive¹

First recorded in 1960–65; di- ¹( def ) + transitive ( def )