receptibleadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈsɛptᵻbl/, U.S.

/rəˈsɛptəb(ə)l/,

/riˈsɛptəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s– receptible, 1600s (1900s– nonstandard) receptable.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin receptibilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin receptibilis acceptable, agreeable (Vulgate), recoverable (4th cent.), capable of receiving (4th cent.), that may be received, conceivable (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine) < classical Latin recept- , past participial stem of recipere receive v. + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare Middle French, French †receptible capable of receiving, susceptible (1377); also Middle French receptable capable of receiving, susceptible (c1200 in Old French as recetable).With the form receptable compare -able suffix.

Now rare.

1. That may be received; receivable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [adjective]

understandinga1382

sensiblea1393

knowablea1425

perceivablec1443

takablec1449

understandablec1475

intendible1489

intentiblea1492

intelligible1509

facile1531

level1559

discernable1561

receptible1574

intendable?1577

excogitable1592

penetrable1594

comprehensible1598

scrutablec1604

distinguishable1611

discernible1616

perviousa1631

fathomable1633

cognoscible1648

colligible1650

determinable1658

intelligent1676

cognizable1681

apprehensive1692

susceptible1694

tangible1709

apprehensible1715

pronounced1728

comprehendible1814

graspable1818

prehensiblea1832

prononcé1838

possible1864

receivable1865

unsmothered1891

readable1908

discriminable1946

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > edible

conceivablec1443

serviceablea1475

comestible1483

eatable1483

consumable1547

receptible1574

meatable1577

consumptible1579

devourable1603

food-fit1608

edible1611

manducable1614

esculent1626

cibarious1656

mandible1656

deglutible1661

eduliousa1682

edule1699

swallowable1818

christena1838

touchable1845

munchable1868

gorgeable1883

noshable1966

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > introduction or bringing in > [adjective] > capable of receiving > capable of being received

receptible1574

receivable1671

1574 T. Newton tr. G. Gratarolo Direct. Health Magistrates & Studentes 17 Hoate bread he vtterlie discommendeth..because it is not (as he there affirmeth) receptible [L. receptibilis] of nature.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 60 Whether it be a clear and receptable distinction of Magick.

c1679 E. Taylor in Amer. Lit. (1972) 43 533 In as receptible a way of tortures as [etc.].

1730 H. Wharton Some Manifestations & Comms. of Spirit 43 He shall know the Word of God does not consume him, but does purify and refine him to make him more and more receptible for his Lord.

1757 tr. J. F. Henckel Pyritologia xii. 236 Ores may not be so well adapted, unless previously one of them be made receptible, and thus fitted and prepared.

1886 Temple Bar Aug. 542 A bright idea is lost on the masses, and the smoke of verbosity is required to make it receptible by their understanding.

1930 P. G. Konody in Encycl. Brit. II. 441/2 Beauty, although the aim of art, has thus to be eliminated from any plausible and receptable definition of art.

1952 Times 2 July 9/2 A painting of nature whose canvas betrays no sympathetic, receptible exposition of the sea in musical terms.

1994 Symposium 48 102 Cubist images..meet with a similar failure to capture physically the immaterial knowledge of the material appearance of the receptible world.

2. Capable of receiving, receptive; susceptible. With of (and to in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > introduction or bringing in > [adjective] > capable of receiving

receivablea1382

receptive1547

receptible1616

1616 P. Hay Vision Balaams Asse xiv. 281 The Lord God made the huge bosom of the great Ocean to be so spacious and receptible of waters.

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 105 Water, continually flowing, easily receptable of any form.

1707 J. Lacy Prophetical Warnings 83 Take notice you, wherever you are, let the Children be called. They are more receptible of my Favours.

1793 T. Holcroft tr. J. C. Lavater Ess. Physiognomy (abridged ed.) xxxiv. 175 All their organs are tender, yielding, easily wounded, sensible and receptible.

1829 C. Lamb Let. 17 Apr. (1935) III. 215 You say that Shampooing is ineffectual. But per se it is good, to show..what the creature is receptible of, short of dissolution.

1894 Emanuel Swedenborg v. 113 Not a conception of life but only of the first and purest forms receptible of life.

1951 P. M. Symonds Ego & Self vii. 130 Under hypnosis, however, this consistency is altered and the ego becomes more variable, fluid, and receptible to suggestion.

1970 Brit. Jrnl. Educ. Stud. 18 111 ‘The skilled aristocrats of labour’ were receptible to elementary education whilst the immense number of unskilled workers in sweated industries..were apathetic and hostile.

2002 Baltic News Service (Nexis) 26 Apr. The babies of smoking mothers..are much more receptible to various diseases of the respiratory tract.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	receptible
释义	receptibleadj. Brit. /rᵻˈsɛptᵻbl/, U.S. /rəˈsɛptəb(ə)l/, /riˈsɛptəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s– receptible, 1600s (1900s– nonstandard) receptable. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin receptibilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin receptibilis acceptable, agreeable (Vulgate), recoverable (4th cent.), capable of receiving (4th cent.), that may be received, conceivable (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine) < classical Latin recept- , past participial stem of recipere receive v. + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare Middle French, French †receptible capable of receiving, susceptible (1377); also Middle French receptable capable of receiving, susceptible (c1200 in Old French as recetable).With the form receptable compare -able suffix. Now rare. 1. That may be received; receivable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [adjective] understandinga1382 sensiblea1393 knowablea1425 perceivablec1443 takablec1449 understandablec1475 intendible1489 intentiblea1492 intelligible1509 facile1531 level1559 discernable1561 receptible1574 intendable?1577 excogitable1592 penetrable1594 comprehensible1598 scrutablec1604 distinguishable1611 discernible1616 perviousa1631 fathomable1633 cognoscible1648 colligible1650 determinable1658 intelligent1676 cognizable1681 apprehensive1692 susceptible1694 tangible1709 apprehensible1715 pronounced1728 comprehendible1814 graspable1818 prehensiblea1832 prononcé1838 possible1864 receivable1865 unsmothered1891 readable1908 discriminable1946 the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > edible conceivablec1443 serviceablea1475 comestible1483 eatable1483 consumable1547 receptible1574 meatable1577 consumptible1579 devourable1603 food-fit1608 edible1611 manducable1614 esculent1626 cibarious1656 mandible1656 deglutible1661 eduliousa1682 edule1699 swallowable1818 christena1838 touchable1845 munchable1868 gorgeable1883 noshable1966 the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > introduction or bringing in > [adjective] > capable of receiving > capable of being received receptible1574 receivable1671 1574 T. Newton tr. G. Gratarolo Direct. Health Magistrates & Studentes 17 Hoate bread he vtterlie discommendeth..because it is not (as he there affirmeth) receptible [L. receptibilis] of nature. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 60 Whether it be a clear and receptable distinction of Magick. c1679 E. Taylor in Amer. Lit. (1972) 43 533 In as receptible a way of tortures as [etc.]. 1730 H. Wharton Some Manifestations & Comms. of Spirit 43 He shall know the Word of God does not consume him, but does purify and refine him to make him more and more receptible for his Lord. 1757 tr. J. F. Henckel Pyritologia xii. 236 Ores may not be so well adapted, unless previously one of them be made receptible, and thus fitted and prepared. 1886 Temple Bar Aug. 542 A bright idea is lost on the masses, and the smoke of verbosity is required to make it receptible by their understanding. 1930 P. G. Konody in Encycl. Brit. II. 441/2 Beauty, although the aim of art, has thus to be eliminated from any plausible and receptable definition of art. 1952 Times 2 July 9/2 A painting of nature whose canvas betrays no sympathetic, receptible exposition of the sea in musical terms. 1994 Symposium 48 102 Cubist images..meet with a similar failure to capture physically the immaterial knowledge of the material appearance of the receptible world. 2. Capable of receiving, receptive; susceptible. With of (and to in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > introduction or bringing in > [adjective] > capable of receiving receivablea1382 receptive1547 receptible1616 1616 P. Hay Vision Balaams Asse xiv. 281 The Lord God made the huge bosom of the great Ocean to be so spacious and receptible of waters. 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 105 Water, continually flowing, easily receptable of any form. 1707 J. Lacy Prophetical Warnings 83 Take notice you, wherever you are, let the Children be called. They are more receptible of my Favours. 1793 T. Holcroft tr. J. C. Lavater Ess. Physiognomy (abridged ed.) xxxiv. 175 All their organs are tender, yielding, easily wounded, sensible and receptible. 1829 C. Lamb Let. 17 Apr. (1935) III. 215 You say that Shampooing is ineffectual. But per se it is good, to show..what the creature is receptible of, short of dissolution. 1894 Emanuel Swedenborg v. 113 Not a conception of life but only of the first and purest forms receptible of life. 1951 P. M. Symonds Ego & Self vii. 130 Under hypnosis, however, this consistency is altered and the ego becomes more variable, fluid, and receptible to suggestion. 1970 Brit. Jrnl. Educ. Stud. 18 111 ‘The skilled aristocrats of labour’ were receptible to elementary education whilst the immense number of unskilled workers in sweated industries..were apathetic and hostile. 2002 Baltic News Service (Nexis) 26 Apr. The babies of smoking mothers..are much more receptible to various diseases of the respiratory tract. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1574
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