Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
INTRANSITIVE
intransitive
(adjective) designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
intransitive (not comparable)
(grammar, of a verb) not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object
(rare) not transitive or passing further; kept; detained
Synonyms
• neuter
Antonyms
• transitive
Source: Wiktionary
In*tran"si*tive, a. Etym: [L. intransitivus: cf. F. intransitif. See In- not, and Transitive.]
1. Not passing farther; kept; detained. [R.] And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: Not transitive; not passing over tas, an intransitive verb, e. g., the bird flies; the dog runs.
Note: Intransitive verbs have no passive form. Some verbs which appear at first sight to be intransitive are in reality, or were originally, transitive verbs with a reflexive or other object omitted; as, he keeps (i. e., himself) aloof from danger. Intransitive verbs may take a noun of kindred signification for a cognate object; as, he died the death of a hero; he dreamed a dream. Some intransitive verbs, by the addition of a preposition, become transitive, and so admit of a passive voice; as, the man laughed at; he was laughed at by the man.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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