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susceptible

[suh-sep-tuh-buhl]

adjective

  1. admitting or capable of some specified treatment.

    susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.

  2. accessible or especially liable or subject to some influence, mood, agency, etc..

    susceptible to colds; susceptible to flattery.

  3. capable of being affected emotionally; impressionable.



susceptible

/ əˈɛəə /

adjective

  1. (postpositive; foll by of or to) yielding readily (to); capable (of)

    hypotheses susceptible of refutation

    susceptible to control

  2. liable to be afflicted (by)

    susceptible to colds

  3. easily impressed emotionally

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • susceptibleness noun
  • susceptibly adverb
  • nonsusceptible adjective
  • nonsusceptibleness noun
  • nonsusceptibly adverb
  • oversusceptible adjective
  • oversusceptibleness noun
  • oversusceptibly adverb
  • presusceptible adjective
  • unsusceptible adjective
  • unsusceptibleness noun
  • unsusceptibly adverb
  • ܲˈپԱ noun
  • ܲˈپ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of susceptible1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Late Latin susceptibilis, from suscept(us) “taken up” (past participle of suscipere “to take up, support,” from sus- sus- + -cipere, combining form of capere “to take”) + -ibilis -ible
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Word History and Origins

Origin of susceptible1

C17: from Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin suscipere to take up, from sub- + capere to take
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Example Sentences

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College athletes have long been considered more susceptible to taking money from gamblers than pro athletes because they are amateurs.

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As I wrote in 2022, there was little consensus about how it spread, at what stage of sickness it was most contagious, or who was most susceptible.

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I mean, honestly, I’d probably join a cult in two seconds because I’m so susceptible.

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But, experts have also found that many of these cooler, higher-elevation areas — that are more hospitable for Joshua trees — are also susceptible to wildfires because they tend to have denser vegetation.

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Republican elected officials across these states make strikingly similar arguments: They say the initiative process is susceptible to fraud and unduly influenced by out-of-state money.

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