passivate

English

Etymology

passive +‎ -ate

Verb

passivate (third-person singular simple present passivat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle passivated)

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

Antonyms

• activate

Derived terms

• passivation

Translations

to reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface

• Finnish: passivoida (fi)
• German: passivieren (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: passivare

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Italian

Verb

passivate

1. second-person plural imperfect indicative of passire
2. second-person plural present indicative of passivare
3. second-person plural imperative of passivare
4. feminine plural of passivato

Anagrams

• passatevi