"passivise" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: passivises [present, singular, third-person], passivising [participle, present], passivised [participle, past], passivised [past], passivize [alternative]
Etymology: From passive + -ise. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|passive|ise}} passive + -ise Head templates: {{en-verb}} passivise (third-person singular simple present passivises, present participle passivising, simple past and past participle passivised)
  1. (British, grammar) To render into the passive form. Tags: British Derived forms: passivisable Translations (To render or convert into the passive form): whakahāngū (Maori)

Inflected forms

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