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pas·si·vate
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əˌveɪt
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verb (used with object),
pas·si·vat·ed,
pas·si·vat·ing.
Metallurgy
.
to treat (a metal) to render the surface less reactive chemically.
Origin:
1910–15;
passive
+
-ate
1
Related forms
pas·si·va·tion,
noun
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passivate
(ˈpæsɪˌveɪt)
—
vb
(
tr
) to render (a metal) less susceptible to corrosion by coating the surface with a substance, such as an oxide
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