accepted

[ ak-sep-tid ]

/ ækˈsɛp tɪd /

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adjective

generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc.: an accepted pronunciation of a word; an accepted theory.

Nearby words

acceptance race, acceptance region, acceptancy, acceptant, acceptation, accepted, accepted masons, accepted pairing, acceptee, accepter, accepting

Origin of accepted

First recorded in 1485–95; accept + -ed²

Related forms

ac·cept·ed·ly, adverbqua·si-ac·cept·ed, adjectiveun·ac·cept·ed, adjectivewell-ac·cept·ed, adjective

Definition for accepted (2 of 2)

accept

[ ak-sept ]

/ ækˈsɛpt /

verb (used with object)

to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor: to accept a present; to accept a proposal.

to agree or consent to; accede to: to accept a treaty; to accept an apology.

to respond or answer affirmatively to: to accept an invitation.

to undertake the responsibility, duties, honors, etc., of: to accept the office of president.

to receive or admit formally, as to a college or club.

to accommodate or reconcile oneself to: to accept the situation.

to regard as true or sound; believe: to accept a claim; to accept Catholicism.

to regard as normal, suitable, or usual.

to receive as to meaning; understand.

Commerce. to acknowledge, by signature, as calling for payment, and thus to agree to pay, as a draft.

(in a deliberative body) to receive as an adequate performance of the duty with which an officer or a committee has been charged; receive for further action: The report of the committee was accepted.

to receive or contain (something attached, inserted, etc.): This socket won't accept a three-pronged plug.

to receive (a transplanted organ or tissue) without adverse reaction.Compare reject(def 7).

verb (used without object)

to accept an invitation, gift, position, etc. (sometimes followed by of).

Origin of accept

1350–1400; Middle English accepten < Middle French accepter < Latin acceptare, equivalent to ac- ac- + -cep- take, combining form of cap- + -t- frequentative suffix

SYNONYMS FOR accept

2 concede.

7 acknowledge.

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ANTONYMS FOR accept

1 reject.

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Related forms

pre·ac·cept, verbre·ac·cept, verb (used with object)

Can be confused

accept except (see usage note at the current entry)

Usage note

The verbs accept and except are sometimes confused because of their similar pronunciations, especially in rapid speech. Accept means “to take or receive” ( I accept this trophy ), while except means “to exclude” ( Certain types of damage are excepted from coverage in this insurance policy ).

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Examples from the Web for accepted

Many Jewish women have been accepted as conventional, mainstream hot.
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At the end of his life, after the AFI dinner, the queen offered, and he accepted, a knighthood.
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Accepted them, rather, as a part of the mystery which wrapped him about.
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How gladly would I have accepted their hearty invitation to remain several weeks with them!
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All of which information, useful in a way, no doubt, was accepted by Jack with a smile.
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But most librarians have not accepted this pessimistic negative.
Papers and proceedings of the thirty-fifth general meeting of the American Library Association, 1913|Various
They neither gave nor accepted any titles of respect or honour, nor would they call any man master on earth.
Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe

British Dictionary definitions for accepted (1 of 2)

accepted

/ (əkˈsɛptɪd) /

adjective

commonly approved or recognized; customary; established

Derived Forms

acceptedly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for accepted (2 of 2)

accept

/ (əkˈsɛpt) /

verb (mainly tr)

to take or receive (something offered)

to give an affirmative reply toto accept an invitation

to take on the responsibilities, duties, etc, ofhe accepted office

to tolerate or accommodate oneself to

to consider as true or believe in (a philosophy, theory, etc)I cannot accept your argument

(may take a clause as object) to be willing to grant or believeyou must accept that he lied

to receive with approval or admit, as into a community, group, etc

commerce to agree to pay (a bill, draft, shipping document, etc), esp by signing

to receive as adequate, satisfactory, or valid

to receive, take, or hold (something applied, inserted, etc)

(intr sometimes foll by of) archaic to take or receive an offer, invitation, etc

Derived Forms

accepter, noun

Word Origin for accept

C14: from Latin acceptāre, from ad- to + capere to take

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