possessableadj.

Brit.

/pəˈsɛsəbl/, U.S.

/pəˈsɛsəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: possess v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < possess v. + -able suffix. Compare later possessible adj.

Able to be possessed (in various senses).

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1845 Littell's Living Age 22 Feb. 500/2 That the swine is a possessed or possessable beast we have testimony not to be cited here... The nightmare-visitations are oftener known to follow the eating of pork than, perhaps, any other supper.

1897 A. Page Afternoon Ride 9 The young beauty seemed to dissolve into more possessable mortality.

1951 College Eng. 12 256/2 If he has not yet assimilated the whole of the western experience, clarified it, and given it final, possessable form, he has at least reclaimed a significant part of it.

2001 E. H. Monkkonen Murder in N. Y. City iii. 73 Men could also lay claim to the manliness of others: behind this lay a peculiar concept of ownership, a conception of one's manliness as being possessable by another.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	possessable
释义	possessableadj. Brit. /pəˈsɛsəbl/, U.S. /pəˈsɛsəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: possess v., -able suffix. Etymology: < possess v. + -able suffix. Compare later possessible adj. Able to be possessed (in various senses). ΚΠ 1845 Littell's Living Age 22 Feb. 500/2 That the swine is a possessed or possessable beast we have testimony not to be cited here... The nightmare-visitations are oftener known to follow the eating of pork than, perhaps, any other supper. 1897 A. Page Afternoon Ride 9 The young beauty seemed to dissolve into more possessable mortality. 1951 College Eng. 12 256/2 If he has not yet assimilated the whole of the western experience, clarified it, and given it final, possessable form, he has at least reclaimed a significant part of it. 2001 E. H. Monkkonen Murder in N. Y. City iii. 73 Men could also lay claim to the manliness of others: behind this lay a peculiar concept of ownership, a conception of one's manliness as being possessable by another. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1845
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