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Strong :: Strong (superl.) Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health..

Passion :: Passion (n.) The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; -- opposed to action.

To :: To (prep.) In a very general way, and with innumerable varieties of application, to connects transitive verbs with their remoter or indirect object, and adjectives, nouns, and neuter or passive verbs with a following noun which limits their action. Its sphere verges upon that of for, but it contains less the idea of design or appropriation; as, these remarks were addressed to a large audience; let us keep this seat to ourselves; a substance sweet to the taste; an event painful to the mind; duty

Recoupe :: Recoupe (v. t.) To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used reflexively and in the passive.

Ecchymose :: Ecchymose (v. t.) To discolor by the production of an ecchymosis, or effusion of blood, beneath the skin; -- chiefly used in the passive form; as, the parts were much ecchymosed..

Aggrieve :: Aggrieve (v. t.) To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved..

Passivity :: Passivity (n.) Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.

Give :: Give (n.) To set forth as a known quantity or a known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; -- used principally in the passive form given..

Resistance :: Resistance (n.) The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active..

Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new state of body or mind; to become; as, to fall asleep; to fall into a passion; to fall in love; to fall into temptation..

Fortitude :: Fortitude (n.) That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble..

Stolidity :: Stolid (a.) Hopelessly insensible or stupid; not easily aroused or excited; dull; impassive; foolish.

Passively :: Passively (adv.) In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.

Impassive :: Impassive (a.) Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible; unmoved.

Passively :: Passively (adv.) As a passive verb; in the passive voice.

Conclude :: Conclude (v. t.) To shut off; to restrain; to limit; to estop; to bar; -- generally in the passive; as, the defendant is concluded by his own plea; a judgment concludes the introduction of further evidence argument..

Passive :: 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 :: 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..

Connivance :: Connivance (n.) Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation.

Rule :: Rule (n.) To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive..

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