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- verb US, grammar To
render into thepassive form.
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Examples
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Thus, transitive verbs in idiomatic expressions frequently will not passivize (the cowboy kicked the bucket, but not * the bucket was kicked by the cowboy).
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You don’t get to passivize brutality by attributing it to time; it belongs to the world of men.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Christopher Columbus — Hero or Villain? 2009
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