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passivization

passivization noun: the process of rendering into the passive form.

Noun

passivization (countable and uncountable, plural passivizations)

  1. (US) The process of rendering into the passive form.
    • In contrast, it is difficult for a movement theory to selectively apply to some verbs and not all. The consequence for that approach has been to complicate the syntax of verbs which cannot passivize: It is proposed that they have a more complex syntax that doesn’t allow passivization.2025, Edward A. F. Gibson, “Dependency Grammar” (chapter 3), in Syntax: A Cognitive Approach, MIT Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 84

Forms of passivization

pluralpassivizations
alternative formpassivisation

Origin of passivization

From passive + -ization.

Questions about passivization

What does passivization mean?
Passivization means the process of rendering into the passive form.
What part of speech is passivization?
Passivization is a noun.
What is the plural of passivization?
The plural of passivization is passivizations.

Words near passivization in the dictionary

  1. passivists
  2. passivities
  3. passivity
  4. passivizability
  5. passivizable
  6. passivization
  7. passivizations
  8. passivize
  9. passivized
  10. passivizer
  11. passivizers

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