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susceptible

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  1. liable                
 
sus.cep.ti.ble \s*-'sep-t*-b*l\ \-ble-\ aj [LL susceptibilis, fr. L 
   susceptus, pp. of suscipere to take]up, admit, fr. sub-, sus- up + capere 
   to take - more at SUB-, HEAVE 1: capable of submitting to an action, 
   process, or operation {a theory (R@ to proof} 2: open, subject, or 
   unresistant to some stimulus, influence, or agency  3: IMPRESSIONABLE, 
   RESPONSIVE  - sus.cep.ti.ble.ness n