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amenable

[ uh-mee-nuh-buhl, uh-men-uh- ]

adjective

  1. ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable:

    an amenable servant.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. liable to be called to account; answerable; legally responsible:

    You are amenable for this debt.

  3. capable of or agreeable to being tested, tried, analyzed, etc.

    Synonyms: ,



amenable

/ əˈːəə /

adjective

  1. open or susceptible to suggestion; likely to listen, cooperate, etc
  2. accountable for behaviour to some authority; answerable
  3. capable of being or liable to be tested, judged, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԲˈٲ, noun
  • ˈԲ, adverb
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  • ·n·i·ٲ ·n··Ա noun
  • ·n· adverb
  • non·n·i·ٲ noun
  • ԴDza·n· adjective
  • non·n··Ա noun
  • non·n· adverb
  • ܲa·n· adjective
  • un·n· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of amenable1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Anglo-French, equivalent to Middle French amen(er) “to lead to” ( a- a- 5 + mener, from Late Latin “to push, impel,” from Latin ī “to threaten”) + -able -able
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of amenable1

C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French amener to lead up, from Latin to drive (cattle), from ī to threaten
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These agents aim to subtly and slowly make key figures amenable to the aims of the CCP in a long-term operation often referred to as "elite capture".

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