nonacceptance

Meaninga not taking to

Common meaning: refusal to accept

nonnot
acto, towards
ceptto grasp, takeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 283 · scan
ancenoun ending: doing, or the condition that results

‘not’ + ‘to, towards’ + ‘to grasp, take’ → nonacceptance

Journey through time

Latincapiō, cēpī, captum‘to grasp, take’
Englishnonacceptance‘refusal to accept’ · today

non- also in: nonverbal nonchalant nontrivial nonphysical nonresident

ac- also in: access accord accost accrue accuse

cept also in: captor capable percept accipiter

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin capiō ‘to grasp, take’.

Roots

capiō, cēpī, captum Latin “to grasp, take”

Related words

accipiter capable captor percept

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