/ səˈseptəbl; NAmE / adjective
1.
[ not usually before noun ] susceptible (to sb/sth) very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by sb/sth :
He's highly susceptible to flattery.
Some of these plants are more susceptible to frost damage than others.
Salt intake may lead to raised blood pressure in susceptible adults.
2.
easily influenced by feelings and emotions
SYN impressionable :
She was both charming and susceptible.
3.
susceptible (of sth) ( formal ) allowing sth; capable of sth :
Is this situation not susceptible of improvement by legislation?
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from late Latin susceptibilis , from Latin suscipere take up, sustain, from sub- from below + capere take.