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suscept en · NOUN

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from susceptible.

Meanings

  1. A species which is capable of being infected or parasitized by another species.
    • As is self-evident given its name, humanity is a suscept for HIV.

Forms

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suscepts Number=Plur lexicographic

suscept en · VERB

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from susceptible.

Meanings

  1. (nonstandard, proscribed) Subjected (to something, usually unwillingly).
    • There’s a photo (we won’t suscept you to it) of Starr wearing a Roll-Tide t-shirt. 2023 May 26, Julie Miller, “The Members Of The Beatles Who Loved The NFL”, in The Forkball:
    • Trying to move boxes that are too heavy will suscept you to injury and potentially damage your belongings. 2022 April 18, “12 Tips for Safely Moving Your Items Into Storage”, in CentronStorage:
    • On the othen hand, handling the mugs after they come out of the oven may suscept you to a greater liklihood of being burned vs. a mug press. 2009 August 26, “To Wrap or not to wrap (reply)”, in T-Shirt Forums:

Forms

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suscepted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
suscepted Tense=Past lexicographic
suscepts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
suscepting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic