susceptible

  • 21susceptible — sus|cep|ti|ble [ sə septəbl ] adjective 1. ) easily influenced or affected by something: susceptible to: Police officers here are very susceptible to corruption. a ) likely to suffer from a particular illness or condition, or be affected by it… …

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  • 22susceptible — UK [səˈseptəb(ə)l] / US adjective 1) a) easily influenced or affected by something susceptible to: Police officers here are very susceptible to corruption. b) likely to suffer from a particular illness or condition, or to be affected by it more… …

    English dictionary

  • 23susceptible — adjective 1 susceptible to sth a) likely to suffer from a particular illness or be affected by a particular problem: Certain people are more susceptible to stress than others. b) easily influenced or affected by something: Men are supposedly… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24susceptible — /səˈsɛptəbəl / (say suh septuhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of being affected, especially easily; readily impressed; impressionable. 2. accessible or especially liable: susceptible to a disease; susceptible to flattery. –phrase 3. susceptible of (or …

  • 25susceptible — susceptibleness, n. susceptibly, adv. /seuh sep teuh beuhl/, adj. 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… …

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  • 26susceptible — {{#}}{{LM S36863}}{{〓}} {{SynS37778}} {{[}}susceptible{{]}} ‹sus·cep·ti·ble› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} {{♂}}Referido a una persona,{{♀}} que se ofende o se enfada con facilidad. {{<}}2{{>}} Capaz de sufrir el efecto que se indica: • El… …

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  • 27susceptible — adjective Etymology: Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, past participle of suscipere to take up, admit, from sub , sus up + capere to take more at sub , heave Date: 1605 1. capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation <&#8230; …

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  • 28susceptible — sus·cep·ti·ble sə sep tə bəl adj 1) having little resistance to a specific infectious disease: capable of being infected 2) predisposed to develop a noninfectious disease &LT;susceptible to diabetes&GT; 3) abnormally reactive to various drugs&#8230; …

    Medical dictionary

  • 29susceptible — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ leave sb/sth, make sb/sth, render sb/sth …

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  • 30susceptible — Constituye un error confundirlo con capaz; como ocurre con este ejemplo: «La crisis nicaragüense es susceptible de alterar la seguridad de toda Centroamérica.» Susceptible implica una capacidad «pasiva». «El proyecto es susceptible de mejoras». Y …

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