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   Preg·na·ble

   /ˈpreɡnəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. vulnerable to attack; not impregnable: "the fort's pregnable approaches"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French prenable, literally ‘takable’, from Latin prehendere ‘seize’. The g was sometimes written in French, perhaps indicating palatal n, but has come to be pronounced as a separate sound in English.

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   What does pregnable mean?

   • Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn words you need to communicate with confidence. pregnable meaning: 1. able to be attacked or entered: 2. easy to beat, especially in sport: 3. able to be attacked….

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   What does impregnable mean?

   • Well not exactly, but according to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, impregnable means: 1. Impossible to capture or enter by force: an impregnable fortress. 2. Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success: an impregnable argument. Or, according to Wiktionary 's short definition:

   Why does "impregnable" mean 'cannot be impregnated'?

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   Where does the adjective pregnable come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective pregnable is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). pregnable is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French prenable.

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   What is a pregnable argument?

   • 1. capable of being taken by force: a pregnable fortress. 2. open to rebuttal: a pregnable argument. preg`na•bil′i•ty, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. assailable, attackable, vincible, vulnerable.

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   PREGNABLE definition: 1. able to be attacked or entered: 2. easy to beat, especially in sport: 3. able to be attacked…. Learn more.

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   adjective. formalus/ˈpreɡ.nə.bəl/uk/ˈpreɡ.nə.bəl/. able to be attacked or entered: Many of these borders have historically been porous and pregnable. The documentary featured a team of ex-prisoners attempting to break into this thoroughly pregnable building. easy to beat, especially in sport:

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   Define pregnable. pregnable synonyms, pregnable pronunciation, pregnable translation, English dictionary definition of pregnable. adj. Being such that attack, seizure, or capture is possible; vulnerable or assailable: a pregnable fortress. preg′na·bil′i·ty n.

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   May 29, 2024 · 1. capable of being taken or won by force. a pregnable fortress. 2. open to attack; assailable.

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   Definitions of 'pregnable' 1. that can be captured, as a fortress. [...] 2. that can be attacked or injured; assailable or vulnerable. [...] More. Synonyms of 'pregnable' • unprotected, vulnerable, helpless, defenceless [...] More. Examples of 'pregnable' in a sentence.

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   Pregnable definition: Being such that attack, seizure, or capture is possible; vulnerable or assailable.

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective pregnable, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.