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Definition of Ergative verb
1. Noun. (linguistics) An ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use. ¹
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1. Noun. (linguistics) An ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com