sus ‧ cep ‧ ti ‧ ble /səˈseptəb ə l, səˈseptɪb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: susceptibilis , from Latin suscipere 'to take up, admit' , from sub- 'up' + capere 'to take' ]
1 . likely to suffer from a particular illness or be affected by a particular problem ⇨ immune
susceptible to
Older people are more susceptible to infections.
Soil on the mountain slopes is very susceptible to erosion.
2 . a susceptible person is easily influenced or attracted by someone or something SYN impressionable :
A lot of TV advertising is aimed at susceptible young children.
susceptible to
She was very susceptible to flattery.
3 . susceptible of something formal if something is susceptible of an action, that action can be done to it:
Working conditions are susceptible of improvement by legislation.