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passivation

6.9

Changing an active sentence into the passive voice

noun
/ˌpæsɪˈveɪʃən/

Specialized

: pasivación

Understanding passivation helps students rewrite active sentences in the passive voice.

Examples

In English grammar, passivation involves changing a verb from an active to a passive form.
In some languages, passivation is used more frequently than in others.
The teacher discussed passivation when explaining how to form passive sentences in English.
The passivation of the verb is essential for understanding grammar.
Can you explain passivation in detail?
The teacher discussed passivation when explaining how to form passive sentences in English.
Understanding passivation helps students rewrite active sentences in the passive voice.

Synonyms

revoicing

vspassivation

Specialized

8.5

Changing a sentence from active to passive to make a different part more important

changes active sentences specifically into passive form

Antonyms

active voice

Specialized

1 3.7

A sentence where the subject does the action

Surface Forms

passivation singular

passivations plural

Morphology

passivation = passivate (transparent) = passive + ation

Formed by standard nominalization of the verb 'passivate' (itself derived from 'passive'), directly meaning 'the process of making passive' in grammar.

Etymology

The word passivation comes from passive, which means 'not active' or 'being acted on'. So in grammar, passivation is the change that turns a sentence into the passive voice, where the subject becomes the person or thing the action happens to.