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passifying

passifying is the present participle and gerund 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 passifying

What is passifying the present participle and gerund of?
Passifying is the present participle and gerund of passify.

Words near passifying in the dictionary

  1. passiflora
  2. passifloraceous
  3. passifloras
  4. passiflorine
  5. passify
  6. passifying
  7. passim
  8. passimeter
  9. passimeters
  10. passing
  11. passing a good time

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