accepting
(adjective) tolerating without protest; “always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates”; “the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
accepting
present participle of accept
accepting (comparative more accepting, superlative most accepting)
Characterized by acceptance.
Source: Wiktionary
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
15 January 2025
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