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passivate

passivate verb: to reduce the chemical reactivity of (a surface) by applying a coating.

Verb

passivate (third-person singular simple present passivates, present participle passivating, simple past and past participle passivated)

  1. To reduce the chemical reactivity of (a surface) by applying a coating.

Antonyms of passivate

Forms of passivate

third-person singular presentpassivates
present participlepassivating
past participlepassivated
pastpassivated

Origin of passivate

From passive + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Words formed from passivate

Questions about passivate

What does passivate mean?
Passivate means to reduce the chemical reactivity of (a surface) by applying a coating.
What part of speech is passivate?
Passivate is a verb.
What is the past tense of passivate?
The past tense of passivate is passivated.

Words near passivate in the dictionary

  1. passiontinis
  2. passionvine
  3. passionvines
  4. passival
  5. passivants
  6. passivate
  7. passivated
  8. passivates
  9. passivating
  10. passivation
  11. passivations

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