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intransitive

in.tran.si.tive \(')in-'tran(t)s-*t-iv, -'tranz-; -'tran(t)s-tiv\ aj [LL 
   intransitivus, fr. L in- + LL transitivus transitive] : not transitive; esp 
   : characterized by not having or containing  a direct object {an ~ verb} - 
   in.tran.si.tive.ly av