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tractable, willing; submissive, surrendering; amiable, obliging; slavish, subservient; disciplined, manageable; apathetic, unresponsive

Antonyms

protesting, resistant, resisting, unyielding

pas·sive–ma·trix adjective : of, relating to, or being on LCD in which pixels are controlled in groups

pass·key noun : a key for opening two or more locks

pass out verb : to lose consciousness

Synonyms

black out, faint, swoon—more at FAINT

Pass·over noun [ORIGIN: fr. the exemption of the Israelites from the slaughter of the firstborn in Egypt (Exod 12:23–27)]

: a Jewish holiday celebrated in March or April in commemoration of the Hebrews' liberation from slavery in Egypt

pass over verb 1 : to ignore in passing

2 : to pay no attention to the claims of

Synonyms

[1] disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, slight, slur—more at NEGLECT

[1, 2] brush, condone, disregard, excuse, gloss, ignore, pardon, shrug off, wink—more at EXCUSE

pass·port noun 1 : an official document issued by a country upon request to a citizen requesting protection during travel abroad

2 : something that secures admission, acceptance, or attainment

Synonyms

gateway, key; also password; accomplishment, achievement, success; manner, means, method, system, technique, way; blueprint, design, plan, scheme, strategy

pass up verb : DECLINE, REJECT

pass·word noun 1 : a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person before being allowed to pass a guard

2 : a sequence of characters required for access to a computer system

1past adjective 1 : AGO <10 years ~>

2 : just gone or elapsed

3 : having existed or taken place in a period before the present

4 : of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense that expresses time gone by

Synonyms

erstwhile, former, late, old, onetime, sometime, whilom—more at FORMER

2past preposition or adverb : BEYOND

3past noun 1 : time gone by

2 : something that happened or was done in a former time

3 : the past tense; also : a verb form in it

4 : a secret past life

Synonyms

history, yesteryear, yore; also bygone; flashback; annals, chronicle, record; memoir; antiquity

pas·ta noun [ORIGIN: It]

1 : a paste in processed form (as macaroni) or in the form of fresh dough (as ravioli)

2 : a dish of cooked pasta

1paste noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, fr. LL pasta dough, paste]

1 : DOUGH

2 : a smooth food product made by evaporation or grinding

3 : a shaped dough (as spaghetti or ravioli)

4 : a preparation (as of flour and water) for sticking things together

5 : a brilliant glass used for artificial gems

2paste verb past·ed; past·ing : to cause to adhere by paste : STICK

3paste verb past·ed; past·ing : to strike hard at

paste·board noun : CARDBOARD

1pastel noun 1 : a paste made of powdered pigment; also : a crayon of such paste

2 : a drawing in pastel

3 : a pale or light color

2pastel adjective 1 : of or relating to a pastel

2 : pale in color

Synonyms

dull, light, pale, washed-out—more at PALE

pas·tern noun : the part of a horse's foot extending from the fetlock to the top of the hoof

pas·teur·i·za·tion noun : partial sterilization of a substance (as milk) by heat or radiation

— pas·teur·ize verb

— pas·teur·iz·er noun

pas·tiche noun : a composition (as in literature or music) made up of selections from different works

pas·tille noun : LOZENGE 2

pas·time noun : DIVERSION; especially : something that serves to make time pass agreeably

pas·tor noun [ORIGIN: ME pastour, fr. AF, fr. L pastor, herdsman, fr. pascere to feed, pasture, nurture]

: a minister or priest serving a local church or parish

— pas·tor·ate noun

1pastoral adjective 1 : of or relating to shepherds or to rural life

2 : of or relating to spiritual guidance esp. of a congregation

3 : of or relating to the pastor of a church

Synonyms

[1] bucolic, country, rural, rustic—more at RURAL

[3] clerical, ministerial, priestly, sacerdotal—more at CLERICAL

2pastoral noun : a literary work dealing with shepherds