ACCEPTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acceptation mean? 

• ACCEPTATION (noun)
  The noun ACCEPTATION has 3 senses:

1. acceptance as true or valid

2. the accepted meaning of a word

3. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

  Familiarity information: ACCEPTATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCEPTATION (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The accepted meaning of a word

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

acceptation; word meaning; word sense

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:

The act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

acceptance; acceptation; adoption; espousal

Context example:

the proposal found wide acceptance

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)