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Meaning of VINCIBLE

Pronunciation:  'vinsubul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  susceptible to being defeated
 
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 Synonyms: beatable, conquerable, vanquishable
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Vin"ci*ble\, a. [L. vincibilis, fr. vincere to
vanquish, conquer: cf. F. vincible. See {Victor}.]
Capable of being overcome or subdued; conquerable. ``He, not
vincible in spirit . . . drew his sword.'' --Hayward.
``Vincible by human aid.'' --Paley.
{Vincible ignorance} (Theol.), ignorance within the
   individual's control and for which, therefore, he is
   responsible before God.
 

 

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