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vincible, a.|ˈvɪnsɪb(ə)l|
[ad. L. vincibilis, f. vincĕre to overcome: see -ible. So obs. F. vincible, It. vincibile, Sp. vencible, Pg. vencivel.
In the 15th cent. version of Higden (Rolls) IV. 167 vincible occurs as an error for invincible.]
1. Of persons: That may be overcome or vanquished in battle or conflict, or in some contest; susceptible of defeat or overthrow.
1548Udall, etc. Erasm. Par. Matt. iv. 33 b, Christ ouer⁓came hym to shewe vnto vs that he was vincible. 1590R. Adams in Harl. Misc. I. 120 The English fleet..dispersed that invincible Navy, and made it vincible. 1630J. Hayward Edw. VI, 75 He not easily vincible in spirit..drew his sword and caused others to doe the like. 1680C. Nesse Ch. Hist. 483 That Spanish Armado (which was stiled Invincible, but proved Vincible). 1736Ainsworth Lat. Dict. ii, Vincibilis, vincible, conquerable. 1852Wilks Hist. Half Cent. 68 The allies..could scarcely believe that the Napoleon who had so often conquered them was really vincible. 1899S. E. Herrick in W. H. Salmon Culture Chr. Manhood 240 And the heart is so exultant, so vigorous, and the man is so feeble and so vincible.
transf.1882Atlantic Monthly XLIX. 418 He [Peel] was vincible by the truth.
2. Of material or immaterial things, obstacles, arguments, etc.: That may be overcome; conquerable, surmountable.
a1568Coverdale Bk. Death (1579) 110 To heare howe vnhurtfull, yea wholesome and vincible death is become thorow Christ. 1589Marprel. Epit. Title-p., Very insufficiently furnished, with notable inabilitie of most vincible reasons. 1631Fuller David's Sin xxxv. (1868) 49 Nought is so hard but vincible by paines. 1666J. Smith Old Age (1676) 153 All imminent evil is looked upon either as vincible or invincible. 1686Plot Staffordsh. 191 A Pox-stone, i.e. a stone scarce vincible by fire. 1753Richardson Grandison (1781) III. xxviii. 315 Were this great difficulty to be vincible. 1786A. M. Bennett Juvenile Indiscr. V. 130 He dreaded..her sense of duty, her obedience to her parents, had their objections been vincible. 1824Blackw. Mag. XVI. 581 The form of faith that Lydia held (a vincible objection in other circumstances) was made a reason. 1872Chr. World Pulpit II. 183 It is because these influences are vincible..that we are exhorted not to grieve the Spirit of God.
b. vincible ignorance, an ignorance the means of overcoming which are possessed by the ignorant person himself. Cf. invincible a. 1 c.
c1626Donne Serm. lxxvi. (1640) 775 God forgives none of that which is left undone, out of a wilfull and vincible ignorance. 1689Dial. betw. Timothy & Titus 5 Though I must tell you, Tim, 'tis vincible ignorance; for that you have not read them, is your own fault. 1724A. Shields Life J. Renwick Ep. Rdr. (1827) p. vii, Their Ignorance also proved vincible, when they had got that One Minister, whom he so reproaches. 1884Cath. Dict. 424/2 All vincible ignorance of the things a man's duty requires him to know is in itself sinful. 1891Cath. News 31 Jan. 3/4 Violation of duty attended by culpable or vincible ignorance.
Hence ˈvincibleness; ˈvincibly adv.
1654Bramhall Just Vind. vi. (1661) 157 Such Papists as they count vincibly ignorant of Roman errours. 1656― Replic. viii. 325 The Roman Church..doth not excommunicate all the Christians of Africk, Asia,..but only such as do erre vincibly or sinfully. 1727Bailey (vol. II), Vincibleness, Capableness or Liableness to be conquered or overcome. |