monotransitiveadj.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈtrɑːnzᵻtɪv/, /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈtranzᵻtɪv/, /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈtrɑːnsᵻtɪv/, /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈtransᵻtɪv/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈtrænzədɪv/, /ˌmɑnəˈtræn(t)sədɪv/ Linguistics.
Of a verb or its construction: that takes or involves the use of a single direct object to complete the sense.
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1972 R. Quirk et al. Gram. Contemp. Eng. xii. 830 The following lists exemplify some of the most common subtypes of complementation. The listing will be particularly unrepresentative in the case of types with numerous verbs, such as monotransitive complementation with noun phrase objects.
1988 Internat. Jrnl. Lexicogr. 1 26 Issue, in addition to its normal ditransitive use (issue someone something or issue something to someone) has a monotransitive use with the recipient as direct object and the patient as object of the preposition with (issue someone with something).
1991 Internat. Jrnl. Lexicogr. 4 3 The monotransitive and intransitive uses of the verb play will pose no problems for the average dictionary user.
1998 Word 49 4 It would be functioning as a monotransitive rather than ditransitive verb.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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