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exorable


exorable [ek-ser-uh-buh l] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN adjective susceptible of being persuaded or moved by entreaty. Liberaldictionary.com

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  • Origin of exorable 1555–65; Latin exōrābilis, equivalent to exōrā(re) to prevail upon, move by entreaty (ex- ex-1 + ōrāre to pray, beg) + -bilis -ble Related formsex·o·ra·bil·i·ty, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for exorable Historical Examples of exorable

  • Yet that exorable Russian is less an elevated realist than an evangelic socialist.

    L-bas

    J. K. Huysmans

  • It would be useless to appeal to the generosity of the Baron; no human sentiments governed his exorable purposes.

    Stories by American Authors, Volume 10

    Various

  • If a placable and exorable Providence, make thyself worthy of the divine help and assistance.

    Meditations

    Marcus Aurelius

  • British Dictionary definitions for exorable exorable adjective able to be persuaded or moved by pleading Derived Formsexorability, nounWord Origin for exorable C16: from Latin exōrābilis, from exōrāre to persuade, from ōrāre to beseech 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 Word Origin and History for exorable adj.

    1570s, “susceptible of being moved by entreaty” (a word much rarer than its opposite), from Latin exorabilis, from exorare “to persuade” (see inexorable).

    Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

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