adoption (n)
acceptance (n)
acceptation (n)
espousal (n)

n00180413

type n
lex_filenum 04
def the act of accepting with approval
def favorable reception
examples its adoption by society
the proposal found wide acceptance
Outgoing links
Hypernym blessing, approval, approving
Derivationally related form espousal → espouse
Derivationally related form acceptation → accept; acceptation → accept; acceptation → accept
Derivationally related form acceptance → acceptant
Derivationally related form acceptance → accept
Derivationally related form adoption → adopt
Hyponym embrace, bosom
Incoming links
Derivationally related form acceptant → acceptance
Hypernym embrace, bosom
Hyponym blessing, approval, approving
Derivationally related form accept → acceptance
Derivationally related form accept → acceptation; accept → acceptation; accept → acceptation
Derivationally related form espouse → espousal
Derivationally related form adopt → adoption

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