Passify

//ˈpæsɪfaɪ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make or become passive. rare

    "The distinction between the two voices, active and passive, is easy enough to make. The way you "passify" a verb is to start out with some form of the auxiliary "to be" and follow the auxiliary with the past participle of the verb."

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passivize

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"The distinction between the two voices, active and passive, is easy enough to make. The way you "passify" a verb is to start out with some form of the auxiliary "to be" and follow the auxiliary with the past participle of the verb."

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