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# How to pronounce "passivated" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/pæssɪvætɛd/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **pas·si·va·ted**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- simple past and past participle of passivate

### Example Sentences
- "passivated it over time cuz uranium is quite a hard metal so it alls to be bonded to hard elements Like Oxygen we're going to get rid of this oil and"
- "the surfaces are passivated electrodes are put on and then eventually uh modules are made and uh we wish I could say more"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "passivated" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: UK*
> "hard drill bits to get this uh uranium turned off uh now it look still looks fairly dark and that's because it's got this oxide layer on it which has passivated it over time cuz uranium is quite a hard metal so it alls to be bonded to hard elements Like Oxygen we're going to get rid of this oil and wash it a few times just to make sure it's free of that and then we're going to treat it with concentrated uh nitric acid and the nitric acid uh attacks the"
- **Watch at 1:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khfRKnLj-54&t=116s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "the surfaces are passivated electrodes are put on and then eventually uh modules are made and uh we wish I could say more"
- **Watch at 18:17**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUbXcAH5TAM&t=1097s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "cells uh don't have metal everywhere they just have um Stripes of metal electrodes and then the rest of the Silicon is passivated and and that just"
- **Watch at 11:06**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6vgBP2sfMU&t=666s)


## How to Pronounce "passivated"

- **Syllables**: pas · si · va · ted
- **IPA**: `/pæssɪvætɛd/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[passivate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/passivate)

### Related Terms
[unpassivated](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/unpassivated)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “passivated”?
“passivated” is pronounced /pæssɪvætɛd/ (pas · si · va · ted). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “passivated”?
“passivated” has 4 syllables: pas · si · va · ted.

### What does “passivated” mean?
simple past and past participle of passivate

### How can I hear “passivated” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “passivated” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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