| passive | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb |
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| passive | lacking in energy or will |
| passive | (grammar) passive voice |
| passive | peacefully resistant in response to injustice |
| passive | air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction |
| passive | an impermanent form of acquired immunity in which antibodies against a disease are acquired naturally (as through the placenta to an unborn child) or artificially (as by injection of antiserum) |
| passive | a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers |
| passive | peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate |
| passive | a reformer who believes in passive resistance |
| passive | transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion |
| passive | a trust in which the trustee performs no active duties |
| passive | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb |