Passive

Register — 24 words

This page gathers the 24 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Passive” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry.

  1. batter verb To intoxicate.
  2. becloud verb To cover or surround with clouds.
  3. bog in verb To halt the progress of.
  4. breach verb To charge, convict or take legal action against someone due to not meeting a legal obligation.
  5. comprise verb To compose; to constitute.
  6. fete verb To celebrate (a person).
  7. fix verb To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
  8. have verb To obtain.
  9. herald verb To greet something with excitement; to hail.
  10. hitch up verb To marry.
  11. interstratify verb To put or insert between other strata.
  12. mean verb To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
  13. palisade verb To equip with a palisade.
  14. Pearl Harbor verb To take rudely by surprise.
  15. promote verb To elevate to a higher league.
  16. smoke out verb To run out of tobacco or cannabis; to be emptied of tobacco or cannabis.
  17. snow out verb To prevent (an event) from occurring because of snow.
  18. snow up verb To prevent (an event) from occurring due to snow.
  19. station verb To put in place to perform a task.
  20. sweep up verb to overwhelm, to cause to become overly involved in.
  21. take aback verb Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.
  22. twin verb To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries); to pair with.
  23. vest verb To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
  24. wire verb To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.

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