passivize

passivize

English

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Etymology

Etymology tree
English passive
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English passivize

    From passive + -ize.

    Verb

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

    1. (transitive, US, grammar) To render into the passive form.

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