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passivate

verbformaluncommon/ɐpɐsiˈvaɾ/a·pas·si·var

Definition

To make passive; to cause someone or something to lose initiative, reactivity, or dynamism; to calm or tranquilize excessively.

“The government's rhetoric aimed to passivate the opposition.”

“Routine can passivate even the most energetic individuals.”

to passivate the population