单词 | suppressible |
释义 | suppressibleadj. Able to be suppressed (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > able to be subdued or subjugated suppressable1609 subduable1611 subjicible1638 suppressible1753 1753 tr. F. I. Espiard de la Borde Spirit of Nations iii. v. 146 Fraud..is not suppressible by Polity, being so universal [Fr. Le Fraude n'est pas même punie dans ce Royaume..parce qu'elle est si générale, que la Police a désespéré de la réprimer]. 1821 G. Tait Summary Powers & Duties Justice of Peace in Scotl. (ed. 3) 169 The riot act having been read..makes the continuance of the assembly beyond a certain time suppressible by force. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. ii. iv. 57 A mere confusion of tongues... Not manageable, suppressible, save by some strongest and wisest man. 1891 Mechanics Jan. 297/2 Forces..are said to be suppressible when the body subjected to their action..remains in repose not only during their action, but also when they have ceased to act. 1913 Times 28 June 6/2 The beginner will learn to distinguish the comparatively suppressible classes, such as nettles and docks. 1971 Jrnl. Molecular Biol. 62 230 Occasionally a suppressible sequence in the proper phase may occur at a site close to but distinct from the frameshifting site. 2008 Guardian Unlimited (Nexis) 16 Oct. The Nazi rampage..left the continent with a horrible..and not entirely suppressible memory of collaboration. Derivatives suppressiˈbility n. [ < suppressible adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix] the ability to be suppressed; capacity for suppression (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > [noun] > state of being healable or curable > capacity for being suppressed suppression1583 suppressibility1870 1870 Monthly Microsc. Jrnl. Oct. 229 A paper..which goes far to support the dictum of the suppressibility and cure of cattle plague. 1905 J. Dulberg tr. A. Moll in H. Senator & S. Kaminer Health & Dis. Marriage II. xxiii. 1008 Where no reliance can be placed upon the suppressibility of the perverse [sc. homosexual] desire , marriage must be most energetically opposed. 1955 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 41 581 The suppressibility of strain td7 has not as yet been demonstrated. 2008 S. M. Zuberi in V. P. Prasher & M. P. Kerr Epilepsy & Intellect. Disabilities v. 77 The subjective urge to produce the movement and a degree of suppressibility are the keys to the diagnosis of tics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1753 |
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