accepted

adjective

ac·​cept·​ed ik-ˈsep-təd 

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: regarded favorably : given approval or acceptance

a fully accepted member of the group

especially : generally approved or used

an accepted convention/practice

a widely accepted theory

acceptedly adverb

Examples of accepted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The United States and the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide Since the Holocaust Prevention of genocide has become an accepted goal of U.S. foreign policy. —Gail M. Gerhart, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024

Given the somewhat recent changes in the definition of what constitutes autism, an accepted description (from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) states that autism is a condition that results from differences in the way that a brain develops. —David Myles, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024

For half a century, critics have argued marijuana does not belong in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, a category supposedly reserved for drugs that cannot be used safely even under a doctor’s supervision due to their high potential for abuse and lack of accepted medical applications. —Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 25 May 2024

Until recently, the accepted way to deal with those behaviors was to attempt to extinguish them. —Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from past participle of accepten "to accept"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing accepted

• taken/accepted at face value