accepter

ac·cept

 (ăk-sĕpt′)

v. ac·cept·ed, ac·cept·ing, ac·cepts

v.tr.

1.

a. To answer affirmatively: accept an invitation.

b. To agree to take (a duty or responsibility).

2. To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval: accepted a glass of water; accepted their contract.

3. To admit to a group, organization, or place: accepted me as a new member of the club.

4.

a. To regard as proper, usual, or right: Such customs are widely accepted.

b. To regard as true; believe in: Scientists have accepted the new theory.

c. To understand as having a specific meaning.

5. To endure resignedly or patiently: accept one's fate.

6. To be able to hold (something applied or inserted): This wood will not accept oil paints.

7. To receive officially: accept the committee's report.

8. To consent to pay, as by a signed agreement.

9. To take payment in the form of: a store that does not accept checks.

10. Medicine To receive (a transplanted organ or tissue) without immunological rejection.

v.intr.

To receive something, especially with favor. Often used with of.

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[Middle English accepten, from Latin acceptāre, frequentative of accipere, to receive : ad-, ad- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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ac·cept′er n.

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ac·cep·tor

 (ăk-sĕp′tər)

n.

1. also ac·cept·er One who signs a draft or bill of exchange.

2. Chemistry An atom that accepts or incorporates a part from a donor, especially an atom that incorporates electrons to form a bond with another atom.

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Translations

acquirente