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ACCEPTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
Example:
the proposal found wide acceptance
Synonyms:
acceptance; acceptation; adoption; espousal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("acceptation" is a kind of...):
approval; approving; blessing (the formal act of approving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acceptation"):
bosom; embrace (a close affectionate and protective acceptance)
Derivation:
accept (react favorably to; consider right and proper)
accept (give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to)
accept (receive willingly something given or offered)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The accepted meaning of a word
Synonyms:
acceptation; word meaning; word sense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("acceptation" is a kind of...):
sense; signified (the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted)
Derivation:
accept (consider or hold as true)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Acceptance as true or valid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("acceptation" is a kind of...):
acceptance (the state of being acceptable and accepted)
Derivation:
accept (consider or hold as true)
accept (react favorably to; consider right and proper)
accept (give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to)
accept (receive (a report) officially, as from a committee)
