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Definition of passivize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. passivize something to put a verb into the passive form
See passivize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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