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vincible

 
Dictionary: vin·ci·ble   (vĭn'sə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
Capable of being overcome or defeated: a vincible army.

[Latin vincibilis, from vincere, to conquer.]

vincibility vin'ci·bil'i·ty n.
vincibly vin'ci·bly adv.

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(VIN-suh-buhl)

adjective
Defeatable; capable of being overcome.

Etymology
From Latin vincibilis, from vincere (to overcome). Ultimately from Indo-European root weik- (to fight or conquer) which is also the source of victor, vanquish, convince, and evict

Usage
"They had a lead of 21-0 and still the Eagles, who were both pervious and vincible, beat them, 35-30." — Steve Jacobson; Boomer Won't Pass the Blame; Newsday (New York); Oct 4, 1993.


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adjective

    Open to attack and capture because of a lack of protection: assailable, attackable, pregnable, vulnerable. See strong/weak.

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[fr. L. vincere, to conquer]  /VIN(t) suh bul/
capable of being overcome or subdued
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - overvindelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
overwinbaar

Français (French)
adj. - que l'on peut vaincre

Deutsch (German)
adj. - besiegbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευκολοκίνητος

Italiano (Italian)
vincibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vencível

Русский (Russian)
преодолимый, могущий быть побежденным

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vencible, conquistable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - möjlig att besegra

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
容易征服的, 易于克服的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 容易征服的, 易於克服的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 이길 수 있는, 극복할 수 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 征服できる, 克服できる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) يمكن التغلب عليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שאפשר להכניעו‬


 
 
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