communicable

adjective com·mu·ni·ca·ble \ kə-ˈmyü-ni-kə-bəl \

|Updated on: 26 Jul 2018

Examples: communicable in a Sentence

Definition of communicable

1 : capable of being communicated : transmittable

communicable diseases

2 : communicative

prove myself a gentleman, by being … virtuous and communicable
—Izaac Walton

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communicability

play \kə-ˌmyü-ni-kə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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communicableness

play \kə-ˈmyü-ni-kə-bəl-nəs\ noun

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communicably

play \kə-ˈmyü-ni-kə-blē\ adverb

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Examples of communicable in a Sentence

communicable diseases that are usually transmitted sexually

Recent Examples of communicable from the Web

Some of the families have complicating factors, ranging from communicable disease to criminal histories to other risks of endangering their children.

— lucas laursen, Fortune, "ICE Admits It Lost Track of a Family It Separated That Might Be American," 11 July 2018
One case of Legionnaires’ disease has been reported in 2018 in DuPage County, according to a recent report of communicable diseases.

— megan jones, Aurora Beacon-News, "Cases of Legionnaires' disease down in Kane County; 9 cases recently reported in McHenry," 11 July 2018
Some of the remaining reunions of young children couldn’t take place because the children’s parents have criminal records, communicable diseases or have been deemed otherwise unfit, the government said.

— sadie gurman, WSJ, "As Government Misses Reunification Deadline, It’s Told to Pick Up the Pace," 10 July 2018
Outbreaks of communicable diseases, such as cholera, in the 19th century led to claims that the Graham diet helped to both prevent and treat infection.

— kevin klatt, SELF, "Why Weight Loss Diets Fail," 26 June 2018
The revelations came Friday as a WHO panel on non-communicable diseases issued a report that aimed to cut down on diseases like diabetes, cancer and obesity, which kill about 40 million people each year.

— Washington Post, "US blocks UN health panel from backing taxes on sugar drinks," 2 June 2018
There’s a medical unit with three paramedics, two medical staffers and space to quarantine those who have contracted chicken pox, scabies and other communicable diseases.

— molly hennessy-fiske, latimes.com, "Texas Border Patrol center where immigrant families are separated draws lawmakers, protest," 18 June 2018
The Situation Scientific findings have come quickly, connecting human microbiota to infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, non-communicable ones like heart disease and cancer, and even psychiatric disorders such as autism and depression.

— Fortune, "Why Washing Your Hands Too Much Could Make You Sick," 12 June 2018
The revelations came Friday as a WHO panel on non-communicable diseases issued a report that aimed to cut down on diseases like diabetes, cancer and obesity, which kill about 40 million people each year.

— Washington Post, "US blocks UN health panel from backing taxes on sugar drinks," 2 June 2018

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