Meanings
plural suscepts
- biologyA 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.
present singular third person suscepts · participle present suscepting · participle past suscepted · past suscepted
- nonstandardproscribedSubjected (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 Forkball2 more examples
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 ForumsTrying 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
Origin
Probably a back-formation from susceptible.
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suscept. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suscept
“suscept.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suscept. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suscept,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suscept.
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