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Meanings of acceptant in English

Accepting willingly.

        Related terms

        A person who accepts or receives.

              Usage of acceptant in English
              1
              The people of Jonestown, some acceptant and serene, others probably coerced, queued to receive cups of cyanide punch and syringes.
              The Guardian
              2
              Angelico merely takes his share of this inheritance, and applies it in the tenderest way to subjects which are peculiarly acceptant of it.
              The Ethics of the Dust
              3
              "Oh, you bad thing, to buy so much food!" was her greeting, and her voice was gay, her smile acceptant.
              Babbitt
              Frequent collocations
              Acceptant through the time