adj.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' sep-t ə -b ə l
Function: 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 <a theory susceptible to proof>
2 : open, subject, or unresistant to some stimulus, influence, or agency < susceptible to pneumonia>
3 : IMPRESSIONABLE , RESPONSIVE <a susceptible mind>
synonyms see LIABLE
– sus · cep · ti · ble · ness noun
– sus · cep · ti · bly \ -bl ē \ adverb