Found 2 items, similar to Acceptation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: acceptation acceptation n 1: acceptance as true or valid 2: the accepted meaning of a word [syn: word meaning, word sense ] 3: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; “its adoption by society”; “the proposal found wide acceptance” [syn: adoption, acceptance, espousal]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Acceptation Acceptation \Ac`cep*ta"tion\, n. 1. Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] This is saying worthy of all acceptation. --1 Tim. i. 15. [1913 Webster] Some things . . . are notwithstanding of so great dignity and acceptation with God. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received; as, term is to be used according to its usual acceptation. [1913 Webster] My words, in common acceptation, Could never give this provocation. --Gay. [1913 Webster]