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ACCEPTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Generally approved or compelling recognition
Example:
his recognized superiority in this kind of work
Synonyms:
accepted; recognised; recognized
Classified under:
Similar:
acknowledged (recognized or made known or admitted)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb accept
Context examples:
This result confirms one of the fundamental predictions of the widely accepted "cold dark matter" theory.
(Cosmic Magnifying Glasses Find Dark Matter in Small Clumps, NASA)
The new pill dissolves in the mouth and in the water, and is expected to be more easily accepted by children.
(New HIV medicine under development for children in Brazil, Agência Brasil/EBC)
The unit is accepted for use with SI units.
(Electronvolt, NCI Thesaurus)
A question about whether an individual's family accepts or has accepted their illness.
(Family Accepts Illness, NCI Thesaurus)
Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis (FAMS) Family/Social Well-Being: My family has accepted my illness.
(FAMS - Family Has Accepted My Illness, NCI Thesaurus)
Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis (FAMS) General Contentment: I have accepted my illness.
(FAMS - I Have Accepted My Illness, NCI Thesaurus)
A time period in a child's life that is accepted to be approximately between 1 and 5 years of age.
(Early Childhood, NCI Thesaurus)
A term referring to a group of diffuse large B-cell lymphomas which are biologically heterogeneous and lack definitive and accepted criteria for further subclassification.
(Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified, NCI Thesaurus)
A currently accepted and widely used treatment for a certain type of disease, based on the results of past research.
(Conventional therapy, NCI Dictionary)
Accepted for use with the SI.
(Deciliter, NCI Thesaurus)
