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passifies

passifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of passify.

Meaning of passify

Verb

passify (third-person singular simple present passifies, present participle passifying, simple past and past participle passified)

  1. (rare) To make or become passive.
    • The distinction between the two voices, active and passive, is easy enough to make. The way you "passify" a verb is to start out with some form of the auxiliary "to be" and follow the auxiliary with the past participle of the verb.1983, Barry Tarshis, How to Write Like a Pro: A Guide to Effective Nonfiction Writing
    Synonyms:
    passivize

Questions about passifies

What is passifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Passifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of passify.

Words near passifies in the dictionary

  1. passibly
  2. passifan
  3. passifans
  4. passifen
  5. passified
  6. passifies
  7. passiflora
  8. passifloraceous
  9. passifloras
  10. passiflorine
  11. passify

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