conquerableadj.
/ˈkɒŋkərəb(ə)l/ Capable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued.
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society > armed hostility > defeat > [adjective] > conquerable
conquerable1599
the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > feasible > able to be overcome
overcomablec1454
vincible?1555
conquerable1599
surmountable1611
surpassable1611
superable1629
facile1667
transcendible1953
1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 61 It maketh all toyles supportable, all difficulties conquerable.
a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 181 The Parthians were not conquerable but by a king.
1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. xvi. 102 While his esteem for me is young and conquerable, urge not this matter further.
1861 J. S. Mill Considerations Representative Govt. i. 7 The habits may be ultimately conquerable by better government.
Derivatives
ˈconquerableness n.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > overcoming difficulties > ability to be overcome
conquerableness1640
superableness1673
superability1889
1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xxiv. 242 The Conquerablenesse of the Object by our owne means.
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