passivate

to make somebody passive (in analogy to activate sb.)

Digital devices passivate people.

We should be careful about introducing tablets in our school because research has shown that they tend to passivate students.

by Jochen Lüders November 22, 2016

passivate

to make sb. passive (in analogy to "activate sb.")

Presentation software like PowerPoint passivates students.

by Jochen Lüders September 4, 2017