The thief compounded his problems by resisting arrest.
The word "transitive" is not a verb, it's an adjective. A transitive verb is an action verb that has a direct object.
No, the word transitive is an adjective, and grammatically it can refer to the transitive form of a verb. The word is based on the noun "transit" which is also a verb.
yes the word wash is transitive
Close is a transitive verb because the word, "close" needs and object to identify the verb.
The word "vivify" is a transitive verb. An example of a sentence using the word would be: Somehow, his brush with death had seemed to vivify him.
Transitive nouns don't exist. There are, however, transitive verbs. Transitive verbs must have a direct object. For example, "holds" is a transitive verb because it requires a direct object. "She holds" is not a complete thought, but "she holds flowers" is.
transitive verb
Transitive. Also auxiliary.
A verb, more specifically a transitive verb.
The word "drive" can be both transitive and intransitive. As a transitive verb, it takes a direct object (e.g., "She drives a car"). As an intransitive verb, it does not require a direct object (e.g., "She drives carefully").
Includes is a verb.
Depending on context, Rain can be an intransitive verb or transitive verb.