passivize

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/ˈpæsɪvaɪz/

verb

To render into the passive voice.

Opposite
activize
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Meanings

verbpassivize (third-person singular simple present passivizes, present participle passivizing, simple past and past participle passivized)

present singular third person passivizes · participle present passivizing · participle past passivized · past passivized · alternative UK passivise

  1. transitivegrammarTo render into the passive voice.
  2. transitiveTo make passive.

    I would argue that the nature of Gaskell’s alterations to her manuscript serve not only to depersonalize Smith but to passivize Brontë and that this is done to an extent not warranted by Smith’s objections.

    1990, Brontë Society Transactions, page 19

    Antonyms: activize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make passive.

Opposite
activize
Also see
passify

Origin

From passive + -ize.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French passiviser, passiviser
  • passiviser(grammar) to render into the passive voice
  • passiviserto make passive
Māori whakahāngū
  • whakahāngū(grammar) to render into the passive voice
Cite this entry
APA

passivize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passivize

MLA

“passivize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passivize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passivize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passivize.

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