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| sus·cep·ti·ble [ sə séptəb'l ] |
adjective |
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1. easily affected: easily influenced or affected by something
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2. likely to be affected: liable to being affected by something
  susceptible to hay fever and other allergies
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3. emotional: easily affected emotionally
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4. capable of something: capable or permitting of something
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formal
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susceptible of several different interpretations
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| [Early 17th century. Directly or via French< late Latin susceptibilis< past participle of Latin suscipere "take up" < capere "take"] |
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| sus·cep·ti·ble·ness noun |
| sus·cep·ti·bly adverb |
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