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factitive /ˈfaktɪtɪv /
adjective Linguistics (of a verb) having a sense of causing a result and taking a complement as well as an object, as in he appointed me captain.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century: from modern Latin factitivus, formed irregularly from Latin factitare, frequentative of facere do, make.