ACCEPTED

accepted, recognized, recognised

(adjective) generally approved or compelling recognition; “several accepted techniques for treating the condition”; “his recognized superiority in this kind of work”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

accepted

simple past tense and past participle of accept

Adjective

accepted (comparative more accepted, superlative most accepted)

Generally approved, believed, or recognized.

Source: Wiktionary

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ACCEPT

Ac*cept", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accepted; p. pr. & vb. n. Accepting.] Etym: [F. accepter, L. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E. heave.]

1. To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of. If you accept them, then their worth is great. Shak. To accept of ransom for my son. Milton. She accepted of a treat. Addison.

2. To receive with favor; to approve. The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice. Ps. xx. 3. Peradventure he will accept of me. Gen. xxxii. 20.

3. To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.

4. To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted

5. (Com.)

Definition: To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange. Bouvier.

6. In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.] To accept a bill (Law), to agree (on the part of the drawee) to pay it when due.

– To accept service (Law), to agree that a writ or process shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not been.

– To accept the person (Eccl.), to show favoritism. "God accepteth no man's person." Gal. ii. 6.

Syn.

– To receive; take; admit. See Receive.

Ac*cept", a.

Definition: Accepted. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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