ACCEPTATION

adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal

(noun) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; “its adoption by society”; “the proposal found wide acceptance”

acceptation

(noun) acceptance as true or valid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

acceptation (countable and uncountable, plural acceptations)

(obsolete) Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.

The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.

Ready belief.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac`cep*ta"tion, n.

1. Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable. [Obs.] This is saying worthy of all acceptation. 1 Tim. i. 15. Some things . . . are notwithstanding of so great dignity and acceptation with God. Hooker.

2. The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received; as, term is to be used according to its usual acceptation. My words, in common acceptation, Could never give this provocation. Gay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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