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exorable

[ek-ser-uh-buhl]

Origin

adjective

susceptible of being persuaded or moved by entreaty.

Origin:
1555–65; < Latin exōrābilis, equivalent to exōrā(re) to prevail upon, move by entreaty (ex- ex-¹ + ōrāre to pray, beg) + -bilis -ble

Related forms

ex·o·ra·bil·i·ty, noun

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exorable (ˈɛksərəb^əl)

—*adj*
	able to be persuaded or moved by pleading

[C16: from Latin exōrābilis, from exōrāre to persuade, from ōrāre to beseech]

exora'bility

—n

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Main Entry:	exorable
Part of Speech:	adj
Definition:	capable of being moved or persuaded by an urgent request or earnest petition

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Word Origin & History

exorable

16c., from L. exorabilis, from exorare (see inexorable).

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