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passivate

[pas-uh-veyt]
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verb (used with object), pas·si·vat·ed, pas·si·vat·ing. Metallurgy.
  1. to treat (a metal) to render the surface less reactive chemically.
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Origin of passivate

First recorded in 1910–15; passive + -ate1
Related formspas·si·va·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for passivate

passivate

verb
  1. (tr) to render (a metal) less susceptible to corrosion by coating the surface with a substance, such as an oxide
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