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amenable
adjective
Disposed or willing to conform
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əˈmiːnəbl
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adjective
Disposed or willing to conform
“Someone amenable to the instruction of others”
adjective
Liable to answer to a higher authority
“The president is amenable to the constitutional court”
adjective
Open to being acted upon in a certain way
“An amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death”
adjective
Responsive to suggestions and influences
“A tractable student”
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Someone amenable to the instruction of others
The president is amenable to the constitutional court
An amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death
The tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment
A tractable student
An amenable child
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