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Acanthine (�), a. [L. acanthinus, Gr. �, thorny, fr. �. See .] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.
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Acanthocarpous (�), a. [Gr. � thorn + � fruit.] (Bot.) Having the fruit covered with spines.
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Acanthocephala (�), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. � a spine, thorn + � head.] (Zoöl.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.
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Acanthocephalous (�), a. (Zoöl.) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
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acanthoid acanthous adj. 1. 1 shaped like a spine or thorn
Syn. -- spinous
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Acanthophis n. 1. a genus of Australian elapid snakes.
Syn. -- genus Acanthophis.
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Acanthophorous (�), a. [Gr. �, fr. � spine + ferein to bear.] Spine-bearing. Gray.
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Acanthopodious (�), a. [Gr. � thorn + �, �, foot.] (Bot.) Having spinous petioles.
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Acanthopteri (�), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. � thorn + � wing, fin.] (Zoöl.) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See .
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Acanthopterous (�), a. [Gr. � spine + � wing.] 1. (Zoöl.) Spiny-winged.
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2. (Zoöl.) Acanthopterygious.
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Acanthopterygian (�), a. (Zoöl.) Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish.
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Acanthopterygii (�), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. � thorn + � fin, dim. fr. � wing.] (Zoöl.) An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.
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Acanthopterygious (�), a. (Zoöl.) Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny-finned.
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Acanthuridae n. 1. 1 a family of fishes consisting of the surgeonfishes. fish family
Syn. -- family Acanthuridae
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Acanthurus n. 1. type genus of the family Acanthuridae; doctorfishes.
Syn. -- genus Acanthurus
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Acanthus (�), n.; pl. E. Acanthuses (�), L. Acanthi (�). [L., from Gr. �. Cf. .]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.
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2. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
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A cappella (�). [It. See .] (Mus.) (a) In church or chapel style; -- said of compositions sung in the old church style, without instrumental accompaniment; as, a mass a capella, i. e., a mass purely vocal. (b) A time indication, equivalent to alla breve.
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Acapsular (�), a. [Pref. a- not + capsular.] (Bot.) Having no capsule.
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Acardiac (�), a. [Gr. �; 'a priv. + � heart.] Without a heart; as, an acardiac fetus.
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acarid n. 1. very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks.
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Acaridae n. 1. 1 the family consisting of mites.
Syn. -- family Acaridae.
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Acaridan (�), n. [See .] (Zoöl.) One of a group of arachnids, including the mites and ticks.
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Acarina (�), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. � a mite.] (Zoöl.) The group of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange.
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Acarine (�), a. (Med.) Of or caused by acari or mites; as, acarine diseases.
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Acaroid (�), a. [NL., acarus a mite + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Shaped like or resembling a mite.
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adj. 1. (botany) having no carpels
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Acarpellous, acarpelous (�), a. [Pref. a- not + carpel.] (Bot.) Having no carpels. Opposite of carpellate.
Syn. -- acarpe
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Acarpous (�), a. [Gr. �; 'a priv. + � fruit.] (Bot.) Not producing fruit; unfruitful.
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Acarus (�), n.; pl. Acari (�). [NL., from Gr. � the cheese mite, tick.] (Zoöl.) A genus including many species of small mites.
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Acatalectic (�), a. [L. acatalecticus, Gr. �, not defective at the end; 'a priv. + � to cease.] (Pros.) Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse. -- n. A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.
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Acatalepsy (�), n. [Gr. �; 'a priv. + � to seize, comprehend.] Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient Skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
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Acataleptic (�), a. [Gr. �.] Incapable of being comprehended; incomprehensible.
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Acater (�), n. See . [Obs.]
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Acates (�), n. pl. See . [Obs.]
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Acaudate (�), a. [Pref. a- not + caudate.] Tailless.
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Acaulescent (�), a. [Pref. a- not + caulescent.] (Bot.) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground. Gray.
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Acauline (�), a. [Pref. a- not + cauline.] (Bot.) Same as .
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{ Acaulose (�), Acaulous (�), } a. [Gr. �; 'a priv. + � stalk or L. caulis stalk. See .] (Bot.) Same as .
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Accadian (�), a. [From the city Accad. See Gen. x. 10.] Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest.
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-- Accadian, n., Accad (�), n. Sayce.
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Accede (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Acceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Acceding.] [L. accedere to approach, accede; ad + cedere to move, yield: cf. F. accédere. See .]
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1. To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to recede. [Obs.] T. Gale.
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2. To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain.
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Edward IV., who had acceded to the throne in the year 1461. T. Warton.
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If Frederick had acceded to the supreme power. Morley.
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3. To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; as, he acceded to my request.
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The treaty of Hanover in 1725 . . . to which the Dutch afterwards acceded. Chesterfield.
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Syn. -- To agree; assent; consent; comply; acquiesce; concur.
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Accedence (�), n. The act of acceding.
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Acceder (�), n. One who accedes.
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Accelerando (�), a. [It.] (Mus.) Gradually accelerating the movement.
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Accelerate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accelerated (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Accelerating.] [L. acceleratus, p. p. of accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See .] 1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to retard.
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2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
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3. To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure.
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Coloq. Accelerated motion (Mech.), motion with a continually increasing velocity. -- Coloq. Accelerating force , the force which causes accelerated motion. Nichol.
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Syn. -- To hasten; expedite; quicken; dispatch; forward; advance; further.
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accelerated adj. 1. 1 caused to move faster
Syn. -- speeded up
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2. 1 caused to be completed in a shorter than normal time period; speeded up, as of an academic course; He took an accelerated curriculum, and graduated in three years. Opposite of delayed.
Syn. -- expedited
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Acceleration (�), n. [L. acceleratio: cf. F. accélération.] The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation.
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A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of acceleration. I. Taylor.
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(Astr. & Physics.) Coloq. Acceleration of the moon , the increase of the moon's mean motion in its orbit, in consequence of which its period of revolution is now shorter than in ancient times. -- Coloq. Acceleration and Coloq. retardation of the tides . See Priming of the tides, under . -- Coloq. Diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars , the amount by which their apparent diurnal motion exceeds that of the sun, in consequence of which they daily come to the meridian of any place about three minutes fifty-six seconds of solar time earlier than on the day preceding. -- Coloq. Acceleration of the planets , the increasing velocity of their motion, in proceeding from the apogee to the perigee of their orbits.
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Accelerative (�), a. Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening. Reid.
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Accelerator (�), n. One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as, accelerator nerves.
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Acceleratory (�), a. Accelerative.
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Accelerograph (�), n. [Accelerate + -graph.] (Mil.) An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.
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Accelerometer (�), n. [Accelerate + -meter.] An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder.
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Accend (�), v. t. [L. accendere, accensum, to kindle; ad + candĕre to kindle (only in compounds); rel. to candēre to be white, to gleam. See .] To set on fire; to kindle. [Obs.] Fotherby.
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Accendibility (�), n. Capacity of being kindled, or of becoming inflamed; inflammability.
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Accendible (�), a. Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable. Ure.
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Accension (�), n. The act of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition. Locke.
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Accensor (�), n. [LL., from p. p. accensus. See .] (R. C. Ch.) One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.
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Accent (�), n. [F. accent, L. accentus; ad + cantus a singing, canere to sing. See .] 1. A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.
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☞ Many English words have two accents, the primary and the secondary; the primary being uttered with a greater stress of voice than the secondary; as in as'piration, where the chief stress is on the third syllable, and a slighter stress on the first. Some words, as an'tiap'o-plectic, in-com'pre-hen'si-bili-ty, have two secondary accents. See Guide to Pron., §§ 30-46.
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2. A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents.
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☞ In the ancient Greek the acute accent (') meant a raised tone or pitch, the grave (), the level tone or simply the negation of accent, the circumflex ( ~ or ^) a tone raised and then depressed. In works on elocution, the first is often used to denote the rising inflection of the voice; the second, the falling inflection; and the third (^), the compound or waving inflection. In dictionaries, spelling books, and the like, the acute accent is used to designate the syllable which receives the chief stress of voice.
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3. Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a German accent. “Beguiled you in a plain accent.” Shak. “A perfect accent.” Thackeray.
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The tender accent of a woman's cry. Prior.
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4. A word; a significant tone; (pl.) expressions in general; speech.
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Winds! on your wings to Heaven her accents bear,
Such words as Heaven alone is fit to hear. Dryden.
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5. (Pros.) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
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6. (Mus.) (a) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure. (b) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure. (c) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period. (d) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage. J. S. Dwight.
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7. (Math.) (a) A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y″. (b) (Trigon.) A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as, 12'27″, i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven seconds. (c) (Engin.) A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10″ is six feet ten inches.
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Accent (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accented; p. pr. & vb. n. Accenting.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]
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1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.
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2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.
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Accentless (�), a. Without accent.
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accented adj. 1. (Phonology) having the main stress of a word; -- used of syllables
Syn. -- tonic (vs. atonic)
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2. 1 being pronounced with sterss; -- used of syllables
Syn. -- heavy, strong
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accenting n. 1. the act of giving special importance or significance to something.
Syn. -- emphasizing
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Accentor (�), n. [L. ad. + cantor singer, canere to sing.] 1. (Mus.) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader. [Obs.]
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2. (Zoöl.) A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes.
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Accentuable (�), a. Capable of being accented.
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Accentual (�), a. Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
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Accentuality (�), n. The quality of being accentual.
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Accentually (�), adv. In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.
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Accentuate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accentuated (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Accentuating.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.] 1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.
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2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
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In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more accentuated. London Times.
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3. To mark with the written accent.
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Accentuation (�), n. [LL. accentuatio: cf. F. accentuation.] Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically (Eccles. Mus.), pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
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Accept (ăksĕpt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accepted; p. pr. & vb. n. Accepting.] [F. accepter, L. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E. heave.]
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1. To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.
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If you accept them, then their worth is great. Shak.
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To accept of ransom for my son. Milton.
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She accepted of a treat. Addison.
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2. To receive with favor; to approve.
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The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice. Ps. xx. 3.
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Peradventure he will accept of me. Gen. xxxii. 20.
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3. To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
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4. To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?
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5. (Com.) To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange. Bouvier.
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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.]
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Coloq. To accept a bill (Law), to agree (on the part of the drawee) to pay it when due. -- Coloq. To accept service (Law), to agree that a writ or process shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not been. -- Coloq. To accept the person (Eccl.), to show favoritism. “God accepteth no man's person.” Gal. ii. 6.
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Syn. -- To receive; take; admit. See .
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Accept, a. Accepted. [Obs.] Shak.
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Acceptability (�), n. [LL. acceptabilitas.] The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness. “Acceptability of repentance.” Jer. Taylor.
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Acceptable (-sĕptȧb'l; 277), a. [F. acceptable, L. acceptabilis, fr. acceptare.] Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us.
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Acceptableness (ăksĕptȧb'lnĕs), n. The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
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Acceptably, adv. In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
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Acceptance (�), n. 1. The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.
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They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar. Isa. lx. 7.
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2. State of being accepted; acceptableness. “Makes it assured of acceptance.” Shak.
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3. (Com.) (a) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance. (b) The bill itself when accepted.
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4. An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking possession as owner.
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5. (Law) An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law.
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☞ What acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty. Mozley & W.
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