| NOUN | cognition | acceptance, credence | the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true |
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| act | acceptance, adoption, acceptation, espousal | the act of accepting with approval | |
| state | acceptance | the state of being acceptable and accepted | |
| communication | acceptance | (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) | |
| possession | acceptance, banker's acceptance | (banking) a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank | |
| attribute | acceptance, toleration, sufferance | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations | |
| act | acceptance | the act of taking something that is offered |
| Sounds | aekseh'ptahns; ahkseh'ptahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | The mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true. | |
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| Example | "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years" | |
| Synonym | credence | |
| Narrower | fatalism | A submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable |
| recognition | An acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid | |
| Broader | attitude, mental attitude | A complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways / ways |
| Spanish | aceptación, crédito | |
| Catalan | acceptació, aprovació, assentiment, crèdit | |
| Verbs | accept | consider or hold as true |
| Meaning | The act of accepting with approval; favorable reception. | |
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| Example | "the proposal found wide acceptance" | |
| Synonyms | adoption, acceptation, espousal | |
| Narrower | embrace, bosom | A close affectionate and protective acceptance |
| Broader | blessing, approval, approving | The formal act of approving |
| Spanish | aceptación, adopción | |
| Catalan | acceptació, adopció | |
| Adjectives | acceptant | accepting willingly |
| Verbs | accept | react favorably to |
| Meaning | The state of being acceptable and accepted. | |
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| Example | "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" | |
| Narrower | acceptation | acceptance as true or valid |
| acquiescence | acceptance without protest | |
| approval, favorable reception, favourable reception | acceptance as satisfactory | |
| contentedness, content | The state of being contented with your situation in life | |
| recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement | The state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged | |
| vogue | A current state of general acceptance and use | |
| welcome | The state of being welcome | |
| Broader | situation, state of affairs | The general state of things |
| Opposite | rejection | The state of being rejected |
| Spanish | aceptación | |
| Catalan | acceptació | |
| Verbs | accept | react favorably to |
| Meaning | (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract). | |
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| Category | contract law | That branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts |
| Broader | assent, acquiescence | agreement with a statement or proposal to do something |
| Spanish | aceptación | |
| Meaning | (banking) a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank. | |
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| Synonym | banker's acceptance | |
| Broader | draft, bill of exchange, order of payment | A document ordering the payment of money |
| Spanish | autorización bancaria, pagaré | |
| Catalan | autorització bancària, pagaré | |
| Meaning | A disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations. | |
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| Synonyms | toleration, sufferance | |
| Narrower | self acceptance | An acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all |
| Broader | permissiveness, tolerance | A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior |
| Spanish | tolerancia | |
| Adjectives | acceptant | accepting willingly |
| Verbs | accept | tolerate or accommodate oneself to |
| Meaning | The act of taking something that is offered. | |
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| Broader | acquisition | The act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
| Spanish | aceptación | |
| Catalan | acceptació | |
| Adjectives | acceptant | accepting willingly |
| Verbs | accept | receive willingly something given or offered |
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