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amenable
[ uh-mee-nuh-buhl, uh-men-uh- ]
adjective
- ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable:
an amenable servant.
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- liable to be called to account; answerable; legally responsible:
You are amenable for this debt.
- capable of or agreeable to being tested, tried, analyzed, etc.
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amenable
/ əˈːəə /
adjective
- open or susceptible to suggestion; likely to listen, cooperate, etc
- accountable for behaviour to some authority; answerable
- capable of being or liable to be tested, judged, etc
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Derived Forms
- ˌԲˈٲ, noun
- ˈԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms
- ·n·i·ٲ ·n··Ա noun
- ·n· adverb
- non·n·i·ٲ noun
- ԴDza·n· adjective
- non·n··Ա noun
- non·n· adverb
- ܲa·n· adjective
- un·n· adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amenable1
C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French amener to lead up, from Latin to drive (cattle), from ī to threaten
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“It makes them sort of amenable to being watched.”
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These agents aim to subtly and slowly make key figures amenable to the aims of the CCP in a long-term operation often referred to as "elite capture".
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Would Washington, D.C., be amenable to working with Hollywood?
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Luckily, his style, always so ahead of us, is amenable to the close scrutiny of streaming.
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Will Trump now be more amenable to allowing both a seat at the negotiating table?
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