Can *masturbate* be used as a transitive verb? [closed]

Solution 1:

A quick search of the iWeb corpus would say that it is indeed used as a transitive verb:

Mr. Cooper, of Gorton, Manchester, denies outraging public decency by masturbating the dolphin off Amble, Northumberland. (History of Zoophilia and The Law - Lectric Law Library)

I was also made to masturbate the dog, with the man giving me instructions on what to do, afterwards telling me how dirty I was, how my " secret " was safe with him. (Sexual Assault Involving Forced Animal Contact)

All of those numbers that Hillary Clinton masturbates the intellectuals with, mean absolutely nothing to the primates watching. (Lame Cherry: Oct 21, 2016

To masturbate yourself would run into an issue as the reflexive yourself could be taken as direct object or emphasis.

I educated myself. [Direct Object]

I finished myself. [Direct Object or Emphasis?]

I went myself. [Emphasis]

If you specified a body part, this ambiguity would no longer exist.