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conquerable, a.|ˈkɒŋkərəb(ə)l|
[f. conquer v. + -able: perh. a. earlier F. conquérable (Godef. and Cotgr.).]
Capable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued.
1599Sandys Europæ Spec. (1632) 61 It maketh all toyles supportable, all difficulties conquerable. a1641Bp. R. Montagu Acts & Mon. (1642) 181 The Parthians were not conquerable but by a king. 1754Richardson Grandison (1781) I. xvi. 102 While his esteem for me is young and conquerable. 1860Mill Repr. Govt. i. (1865) 3 The habits may be ultimately conquerable by better government.
Hence ˈconquerableness.
1640Bp. Reynolds Passions xxiv. 242 The Conquerablenesse of the Object by our owne means. |