Etymology

accipient

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Today it means: Someone who, or something which, accepts (willingly receives). Full definition →

Latin accipiēns
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromaccipiēns“receiving”
  2. English todayaccipient

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

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