English Explanatory Dictionary

accipient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who, or something which, accepts (willingly receives).

Pronunciation

/əkˈsɪpiənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accipient.wav

Word forms

accipient accipients

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin accipiēns (“receiving”, stem: accipient-), the present active participle of accipiō (“to receive”), whence accept.

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