passivize
verb/ˈpæsɪvaɪz/
/ˈpæsɪvaɪz/
(British English also passivise)
(grammar)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they passivize | /ˈpæsɪvaɪz/ /ˈpæsɪvaɪz/ |
| he / she / it passivizes | /ˈpæsɪvaɪzɪz/ /ˈpæsɪvaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple passivized | /ˈpæsɪvaɪzd/ /ˈpæsɪvaɪzd/ |
| past participle passivized | /ˈpæsɪvaɪzd/ /ˈpæsɪvaɪzd/ |
| -ing form passivizing | /ˈpæsɪvaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈpæsɪvaɪzɪŋ/ |
- passivize something to put a verb into the passive form
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