ergative verb

== English == === Noun === ergative verb (plural ergative verbs) (linguistics) An ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use. ==== Synonyms ==== labile verb ==== Translations ==== === See also === Category:English ergative verbs Category:Ergative verbs by language === References === “ergative verb”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.