| DERIVATISING | • derivatising v. Present participle of derivatise. • DERIVATISE v. to make derivative, also DERIVATIZE. |
| DITRANSITIVE | • ditransitive adj. (Linguistics) Of a class of verbs which take both a direct and an indirect object. An example is ’give’… • ditransitive n. (Linguistics) A verb that takes both an object and an indirect object. • DITRANSITIVE n. a verb able to take both a direct and an indirect object. |
| GAINSTRIVING | • gainstriving n. A striving against; contention. • gainstriving v. Present participle of gainstrive. • GAINSTRIVE v. (obsolete) to strive or struggle against. |
| INTRANSITIVE | • intransitive adj. (Grammar, of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object. • intransitive adj. (Rare) Not transitive or passing further; kept; detained. • intransitive n. (Grammar) An intransitive verb. |
| INVARIANCIES | • INVARIANCY n. the state of being invariant, also INVARIANCE. |
| INVERACITIES | • inveracities n. Plural of inveracity. • INVERACITY n. want of veracity. |
| INVIGILATORS | • invigilators n. Plural of invigilator. • INVIGILATOR n. one who invigilates. |
| INVITATORIES | • invitatories n. Plural of invitatory. • INVITATORY n. a psalm or anthem sung before prayer during church service. |
| MINISTRATIVE | • ministrative adj. Serving to aid; ministering. • MINISTRATIVE adj. serving to aid or assist. |
| RELATIVISING | • relativising v. Present participle of relativise. • RELATIVISE v. to make relative, also RELATIVIZE. |
| REVISITATION | • revisitation n. An act of revisiting. • REVISITATION n. the act of revisiting. |
| REVITALISING | • revitalising v. Present participle of revitalise. • REVITALISE v. to give new life or vigor to, also REVITALIZE. |
| TRANSITIVITY | • transitivity n. (Grammar) The degree in which any one verb can take/govern objects. • transitivity n. (Mathematics, logic) The property of being transitive. • TRANSITIVITY n. the state of being transitive. |
| TRIVIALISING | • trivialising v. Present participle of trivialise. • TRIVIALISE v. to make trivial, also TRIVIALIZE. |
| VARIATIONIST | • variationist n. (Linguistics) A person who studies variation in usage among speakers of the same language. • variationist adj. (Linguistics) Focused on synchronic or historical variation in the forms of language used. • VARIATIONIST n. a composer of variations; a person who attaches importance to variation. |
| VINIFICATORS | • vinificators n. Plural of vinificator. • VINIFICATOR n. a condensing device that collects the alcoholic vapour produced by the fermentation. |
| VIRGINALISTS | • virginalists n. Plural of virginalist. • VIRGINALIST n. one who plays on a virginal. |
| VIRILISATION | • virilisation n. Alternative form of virilization. • VIRILISATION n. the development of male sexual characteristics in the female, also VIRILIZATION. |
| VIRTUALISING | • virtualising v. Present participle of virtualise. • VIRTUALISE v. to make virtual, also VIRTUALIZE. |