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treatable

/ˈtɹitəbəl/TREE-tuh-buhl
/ˈtɹitəbəl/TREE-tuh-buhl

Meaningable to be treated

Common meaning: able to be treated (inferred)

Journey through time

  1. Latintractare‘to handle’source
  2. Frenchtraitersource
  3. Englishtreat‘to deal with’
  4. Englishformed in English from treattreatable‘able to be treated (inferred)’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: able to be treated. It can be inferred from any of: treat.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from treat + -able (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • tractare Latin · source word “to handle”

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