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近づける is a transitive verb.

  * X: 僕は子供を池に近づけない。I keep away the children from the pond.

But there is a case in which 近づける is used without an object as the following
sentence quoted from [another
answer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/34259/11192).

  * Y: AはBにCに近づいてほしくないと思っている。A wants B to keep away from C.

# Questions

When there is no explicit object given for 近づける, do we have to assume the
object is actually the same as the subject?

It means Y can be rewritten as

  * Z: AはBに **Bを** Cに近づいてほしくないと思っている。A wants B to keep away B from C.
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Can we use 近づける without an explicit object?
近づける is transitive, and its intransitive counterpart is 近づく. The te-form of
近づける is 近づ **け** (-て), while the te-form of 近づく is 近づ **い** (-て).

Sentence Y uses this _intransitive_ version, in its te-form. No wonder it
doesn't require a direct object.

Sentence Z hardly makes sense to me, but compare the following two sentences,
which are very similar in meaning.

  * **Y:** AはBにCに近づ **い** てほしくないと思っている。 A wants B to keep away from C.
  * **Z2:** AはBにCを近づ **け** てほしくないと思っている。 A wants B to keep C away.
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