suscept

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noun

A 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.”

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Meanings

nounsuscept (plural suscepts)

plural suscepts

  1. 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.

verbsuscept (third-person singular simple present suscepts, present participle suscepting, simple past and past participle suscepted)

present singular third person suscepts · participle present suscepting · participle past suscepted · past suscepted

  1. 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 Forkball
    2 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 Forums

    Trying 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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APA

suscept. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suscept

MLA

“suscept.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suscept. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suscept,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suscept.

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