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Meaning of passivize in English:

passivize

Pronunciation /ˈpasɪvʌɪz/

verb

(also British passivise)
[with object]Grammar

  • Convert (a verb or clause) into the passive form.

    ‘identify the sentences that have been passivized’
    • ‘When the verb is passivised as in (2), two different kinds of passives are observed.’
    • ‘We said above that verbs taking an object can be passivised.’