susceptible

English

/səˈsɛptɪbl̩/

adj
Definitions
  • likely to be affected by something
  • easily influenced or tricked; credulous
  • (medicine) especially sensitive, especially to a stimulus
  • that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result
  • vulnerable; (temporarily) defenseless

Etymology

Derived from Latin susceptibilis, susceptus root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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