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passivate

verb

Etymology

From passive + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

  1. derived from *peh₁-✻
  2. derived from passivus
  3. derived from passif
  4. inherited from passyf
  5. formed as passivate — “passive + -ate”

Definitions

  1. To reduce the chemical reactivity of (a surface) by applying a coating.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA