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treatable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Able to be treated; not incurable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • In the 1980s, AIDS was not a treatable disease, and as a consequence the mortality rate at that time was very high.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not intractable; moderate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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History

Etymology

From Middle English tretable, from treten (“treat”) and Old French traitable, Anglo-Norman tretable; equivalent to treat + -able.