susceptible
Use Susceptible in a sentence
tə 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.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
sus·cep·ti·ble·ness, noun
sus·cep·ti·bly, adverb
non·sus·cep·ti·ble, adjective
non·sus·cep·ti·ble·ness, noun
non·sus·cep·ti·b·ly, adverb
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World English Dictionary
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| —adj (foll by to) | |
| 1. | (postpositive; |
| 2. | liable to be afflicted (by): susceptible to colds |
| 3. | easily impressed emotionally |
| [C17: from Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin suscipere to take up, from | |
| sus'ceptibleness | |
| —n | |
| sus'ceptibly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
susceptible
1605 (susceptive in the same sense is recorded from 1548), from L.L. susceptibilis "capable, sustainable, susceptible," from L. susceptus, pp. of suscipere "sustain, support, acknowledge," from sub "up from under" + capere "to take" (see capable).
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Medical Dictionary
susceptible sus·cep·ti·ble (sə-sěp'tə-bəl)
adj.
Likely to be affected with a disease, infection, or condition.
Especially sensitive; highly impressionable.
sus·cep'ti·bil'i·ty (sə-sěp'tə-bĭl'ĭ-tē) n.
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Example sentences
Scientists do not know if the animals are susceptible to chronic wasting disease.
The brain, he observes, is peculiarly susceptible to oxidative damage.
At present, amphibious vehicles are considered susceptible to missiles.
It also makes us more susceptible to cancer and heart disease.
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