participable

[ pahr-tis-uh-puh-buhl ]

/ pɑrˈtɪs ə pə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being shared.

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Origin of participable

1400–50; late Middle English (<Old French ) <Late Latin participābilis which can be shared, equivalent to Latin particip(āre) to participate + -ābilis-able

Words nearby participable

partial tone, partial vacuum, partial volume, partible, particeps criminis, participable, Participaction, participance, participant, participant observation, participate

How to use participable in a sentence

He affirms the Platonic theory of ideas separate from sensible objects, yet participable by them.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)|George Grote