acceptiveadj.

Brit.

/əkˈsɛptɪv/,

/akˈsɛptɪv/, U.S.

/əkˈsɛptɪv/,

/ækˈsɛptɪv/

Forms: late Middle English acceptyf, 1500s–1600s acceptiue, 1500s– acceptive.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: accept v., -ive suffix; Latin acceptivus.

Etymology: Probably partly < accept v. + -ive suffix, and partly < post-classical Latin acceptivus receptive (from 9th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin accept- , past participial stem of accipere (see accept v.) + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare deceptive adj., and also accepted adj., accept adj., accepting adj.

1. That is accepted; fit or suitable for acceptance; acceptable, appropriate; agreeable. Now rare.In quot. 1930 as a malapropism.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > suitable or acceptable

acceptivec1475

c1475 Court of Sapience (Trin. Cambr.) (1927) l. 1034 (MED) The Mellaunt, whos juse ys acceptyf [1480 Caxton exceptyf], Swete as hony, in colour whyte and grene.

1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades vii. 85 Myself will use acceptive darts, And arm against him.

1740 N. James Poems (1740) 47 How shall we offer up acceptive pray'r to Heav'n, when all our crimes are written there?

1844 E. B. Barrett in Graham's Mag. Mar. 100 Loved Once! And yet that word of ‘once’ Is humanly acceptive.

1864 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 27 Jan. 5/5 It was useless to continue such a Commission, whose conclusions are not acceptive at Washington.

1930 H. D. Skidmore Lassitude in K. T. Rowe Univ. Michigan Plays II. 13 Oh, yes, that drink of water was very acceptive to me. I feel much better. It was the heat. Just a little touch of vertigris, I guess.

1987 Random House Dict. Eng. Lang. (ed. 2) Acceptive,..2. reasonably satisfactory; acceptable: an acceptive mode of transportation.

2. That accepts or receives; inclined or tending to accept; receptive. Also: ready to accept without protest or resistance; acquiescent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [adjective] > able or disposed to receive or accept

receptive1547

acceptive1598

acceptant1846

1598 G. Chapman in tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades To Rdr. sig. A6^v If you be quicke and acceptiue, you shall in the next edition have the life of Homer.

1602 B. Jonson Poetaster iii. iv. sig. E4^v Crisp... Please you to be acceptiue... Pyrg. Yes sir, feare not; I shall accept.

a1652 R. Brome City Wit iv. iii. sig. E7^v, in Five New Playes (1653) Jo. Received they my Jewells? Cra. Yes, they prov'd acceptive.

1849 J. Kenyon Day at Tivoli 19 We..gladly take thee, with acceptive heart, Not for thy ‘hast been’, but for what thou art.

1883 W. Whitman Specimen Days in Specimen Days & Collect 84 Returning to the naked source-life of us all—to the breast of the great silent savage all-acceptive Mother.

1920 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 46 Reverently acceptive of every Victorian formula.

2004 R. M. Zaner Conversat. on Edge ii. 26 Not that he was calmly acceptive of the decline and death that would inevitably follow.

Derivatives

accepˈtivity n. [compare French acceptivité (1851 in the French version of the work cited in quot. 1855)] the quality or condition of being acceptive (sense 2); receptivity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [noun] > acceptance > acceptive quality

acceptivity1855

1855 A. Herzen My Exile in Siberia II. vii. 263 The impressionable character of the Sclavonians, full of acceptivity,..make them a people requiring the help of other peoples.

1920 E. Paul & C. Paul tr. L. C. Baudouin Suggestion & Auto-suggestion Gloss. Acceptivity, the readiness with which the subconscious accepts an idea.

1994 S. L. Goettsch in V. L. Bullough & B. Bullough Human Sexuality 194/1 As acceptivity to engage in coitus extended beyond estrus, females could exchange sex for food over sustained periods.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acceptive
释义	acceptiveadj. Brit. /əkˈsɛptɪv/, /akˈsɛptɪv/, U.S. /əkˈsɛptɪv/, /ækˈsɛptɪv/ Forms: late Middle English acceptyf, 1500s–1600s acceptiue, 1500s– acceptive. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: accept v., -ive suffix; Latin acceptivus. Etymology: Probably partly < accept v. + -ive suffix, and partly < post-classical Latin acceptivus receptive (from 9th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin accept- , past participial stem of accipere (see accept v.) + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare deceptive adj., and also accepted adj., accept adj., accepting adj. 1. That is accepted; fit or suitable for acceptance; acceptable, appropriate; agreeable. Now rare.In quot. 1930 as a malapropism. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > suitable or acceptable acceptivec1475 c1475 Court of Sapience (Trin. Cambr.) (1927) l. 1034 (MED) The Mellaunt, whos juse ys acceptyf [1480 Caxton exceptyf], Swete as hony, in colour whyte and grene. 1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades vii. 85 Myself will use acceptive darts, And arm against him. 1740 N. James Poems (1740) 47 How shall we offer up acceptive pray'r to Heav'n, when all our crimes are written there? 1844 E. B. Barrett in Graham's Mag. Mar. 100 Loved Once! And yet that word of ‘once’ Is humanly acceptive. 1864 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 27 Jan. 5/5 It was useless to continue such a Commission, whose conclusions are not acceptive at Washington. 1930 H. D. Skidmore Lassitude in K. T. Rowe Univ. Michigan Plays II. 13 Oh, yes, that drink of water was very acceptive to me. I feel much better. It was the heat. Just a little touch of vertigris, I guess. 1987 Random House Dict. Eng. Lang. (ed. 2) Acceptive,..2. reasonably satisfactory; acceptable: an acceptive mode of transportation. 2. That accepts or receives; inclined or tending to accept; receptive. Also: ready to accept without protest or resistance; acquiescent. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [adjective] > able or disposed to receive or accept receptive1547 acceptive1598 acceptant1846 1598 G. Chapman in tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades To Rdr. sig. A6^v If you be quicke and acceptiue, you shall in the next edition have the life of Homer. 1602 B. Jonson Poetaster iii. iv. sig. E4^v Crisp... Please you to be acceptiue... Pyrg. Yes sir, feare not; I shall accept. View more context for this quotation a1652 R. Brome City Wit iv. iii. sig. E7^v, in Five New Playes (1653) Jo. Received they my Jewells? Cra. Yes, they prov'd acceptive. 1849 J. Kenyon Day at Tivoli 19 We..gladly take thee, with acceptive heart, Not for thy ‘hast been’, but for what thou art. 1883 W. Whitman Specimen Days in Specimen Days & Collect 84 Returning to the naked source-life of us all—to the breast of the great silent savage all-acceptive Mother. 1920 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 46 Reverently acceptive of every Victorian formula. 2004 R. M. Zaner Conversat. on Edge ii. 26 Not that he was calmly acceptive of the decline and death that would inevitably follow. Derivatives accepˈtivity n. [compare French acceptivité (1851 in the French version of the work cited in quot. 1855)] the quality or condition of being acceptive (sense 2); receptivity. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [noun] > acceptance > acceptive quality acceptivity1855 1855 A. Herzen My Exile in Siberia II. vii. 263 The impressionable character of the Sclavonians, full of acceptivity,..make them a people requiring the help of other peoples. 1920 E. Paul & C. Paul tr. L. C. Baudouin Suggestion & Auto-suggestion Gloss. Acceptivity, the readiness with which the subconscious accepts an idea. 1994 S. L. Goettsch in V. L. Bullough & B. Bullough Human Sexuality 194/1 As acceptivity to engage in coitus extended beyond estrus, females could exchange sex for food over sustained periods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1475
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