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passivise

passivise verb: to render into the passive form.

Verb

passivise (third-person singular simple present passivises, present participle passivising, simple past and past participle passivised)

  1. (UK) To render into the passive form.

Antonyms of passivise

  • activise

Forms of passivise

third-person singular presentpassivises
present participlepassivising
past participlepassivised
pastpassivised
alternative formpassivize

Origin of passivise

From passive + -ise.

Words formed from passivise

Questions about passivise

What does passivise mean?
Passivise means to render into the passive form.
What part of speech is passivise?
Passivise is a verb.
What is the past tense of passivise?
The past tense of passivise is passivised.

Words near passivise in the dictionary

  1. passivisabilities
  2. passivisability
  3. passivisable
  4. passivisation
  5. passivisations
  6. passivise
  7. passivised
  8. passivises
  9. passivising
  10. passivism
  11. passivisms

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