passivize

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pas·siv·ize (also passivise British English) /ˈpæsɪvaɪz/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  technicalSLG to make a verb passive, or to become passive （使）变成被动式→ See Verb table

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passivize
pas‧siv‧ize (also passivise British English) /ˈpæsɪvaɪz/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
technical to make a verb passive, or to become passive

pas·siv·ize (BrE also pas·siv·ise) BrE /ˈpæsɪvaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpæsɪvaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they passivize BrE /ˈpæsɪvaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpæsɪvaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it passivizes BrE /ˈpæsɪvaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpæsɪvaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple passivized BrE /ˈpæsɪvaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpæsɪvaɪzd/ 🔊past participle passivized BrE /ˈpæsɪvaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpæsɪvaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form passivizing BrE /ˈpæsɪvaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpæsɪvaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (grammar 语法) to put a verb into the passive form 将（动词）变成被动语态形式；使被动化