Exorable
/ˈɛk.sə.rə.bəl/noun
Capable of being persuaded or moved by entreaty.
Did you know?Exorable comes from Latin exorābilis, built from exorāre, meaning “to beg out” or “win by prayer,” so its oldest energy is literally persuasion through supplication.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
exorābilis
“capable of being won over or persuaded”
Latin
Latin
exorāre
“to beg, entreat, or win by prayer”
Latin
Latin
orāre
“to speak, pray, plead”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*or-
“to speak, say”
14th Century
English
exorable
“capable of being moved by entreaty”