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passivate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English passive Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English passivate From passive + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пасивирам (pasiviram) — to reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface
  • Catalan: passivar — to reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface
  • Finnish: passivoida — to reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface
  • German: passivieren — to reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface
  • Italian: passivare — to reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface