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Definition of passivize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

passivize

verb

NAmE//ˈpæsəˌvaɪz//

passivize something (grammar)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they passivize

he / she / it passivizes

past simple passivized

-ing form passivizing

to put a verb into the passive form

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