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passivize

Pronunciation: /ˈpasɪvʌɪz/

(also passivise)
Definition of passivize

verb

[with object] Grammar
  • convert (a verb or clause) into the passive form: identify the sentences that have been passivized

Derivatives

passivization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzɛɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

passivize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of passivize in the US English dictionary

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