Meanings
verbpassivate (third-person singular simple present passivates, present participle passivating, simple past and past participle passivated)
present singular third person passivates · participle present passivating · participle past passivated · past passivated
- chemistryTo reduce the chemical reactivity of (a surface) by applying a coating.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
From passive + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian пасивирам
- пасивирам (pasiviram)to reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface
Catalan passivar
- passivarto reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface
Finnish passivoida
- passivoidato reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface
German passivieren
- passivierento reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface
Italian passivare
- passivareto reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface
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APA
passivate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passivate
MLA
“passivate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passivate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passivate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passivate.
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