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susceptible

[ suh-sep-tuh-buhl ]
/ səˈsɛp tə bəl /
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adjective
admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
accessible or especially liable or subject to some influence, mood, agency, etc.: susceptible to colds; susceptible to flattery.
capable of being affected emotionally; impressionable.
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Origin of susceptible

1595–1605; <Late Latin susceptibilis, equivalent to suscept(us), past participle of suscipere to take up, support (sus-sus- + -cep-, combining form of capere to take, capture + -tus past participle suffix) + -ibilis-ible

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Words related to susceptible

affected, easy, impressionable, inclined, liable, prone, ready, receptive, responsive, sensitive, vulnerable, wide open, aroused, disposed, fall for, given, gullible, impressed, impressible, influenced

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British Dictionary definitions for susceptible

susceptible
/ (səˈsɛptəbəl) /
adjective
(postpositive; foll by of or to) yielding readily (to); capable (of)hypotheses susceptible of refutation; susceptible to control
(postpositive foll by to) liable to be afflicted (by)susceptible to colds
easily impressed emotionally

Derived forms of susceptible

susceptibleness, nounsusceptibly, adverb

Word Origin for susceptible

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