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Passive
Passive
a.
Not
active
,
but
acted
upon
;
suffering
or
receiving
impressions
or
influences
; as,
they
were
passive
spectators
,
not
actors
in
the
scene
.
Passive
a.
Receiving
or
enduring
without
either
active
sympathy
or
active
resistance
;
without
emotion
or
excitement
;
patient
;
not
opposing
;
unresisting
; as,
passive
obedience
;
passive
submission
.
Passive
a.
Inactive
;
inert
;
not
showing
strong
affinity
; as,
red
phosphorus
is
comparatively
passive
.
Passive
a.
Designating
certain
morbid
conditions
, as
hemorrhage
or
dropsy
,
characterized
by
relaxation
of
the
vessels
and
tissues
,
with
deficient
vitality
and
lack
of
reaction
in
the
affected
tissues
.
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