to passivize a verb
1verb — n. 1) to conjugate, inflect; passivize a verb 2) an auxiliary, helping; compound, phrasal; copular (esp. BE), copulative, linking; defective; irregular; main; modal; regular; strong; weak verb 3) an active; passive verb 4) an intransitive;… …
2passivize — [[t]pæ̱sɪvaɪz[/t]] passivizes, passivizing, passivized V ERG: V n, V If you can passivize a verb or clause, or if it can passivize, you can put the verb in the passive voice. [TECHNICAL] (in BRIT, also use passivise) …
3passivize — UK [ˈpæsɪvaɪz] US [ˈpæsɪˌvaɪz] verb [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they passivize he/she/it passivizes present participle passivizing …
4passivize — verb To render into the passive form. Ant: activize …
5passivize — UK [ˈpæsɪvaɪz] / US [ˈpæsɪˌvaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms passivize : present tense I/you/we/they passivize he/she/it passivizes present participle passivizing past tense passivized past participle passivized linguistics to change a sentence… …
6passivize — also ise BrE verb (I, T) technical to make a verb passive, or to become passive passivization noun (U) …
7passivize — pas|siv|ize also passivise BrE [ˈpæsıvaız] v [I and T] technical to make a verb ↑passive, or to become passive …
8passivize — or passivise verb Grammar convert into the passive. Derivatives passivization noun …
