Acceptance - ACCEPT'ANCE, n.
1. A receiving with approbation or satisfaction; favorable reception; as work done to acceptance.
They shall come up with acceptance on my altar. Isa 60.
2. the receiving of a bill of exchange or order, in such a manner, as to bind the acceptor to make payment. This must be by express words; and to charge the drawer with costs, in case of non payment, the acceptance must be in writing, under across, or on the back of the bill.
3. An agreeing to terms or proposals in commerce, by which a bargain is concluded and the parties bound.
4. An agreeing to the act or contact of another, by some act which binds the person in law; as, a bishop's taking rent reserved on a lease made by his predecessor, is an acceptance of the terms of the lease and binds the party.
5. In mercantile language, a bill of exchange accepted; as a merchant receives another's acceptance in payment.
6. Formerly, the sense is which a word is understood. Obs.
[See Acceptation.]
Accusation - ACCUSA'TION, n.
1. The act of charging with a crime or offense; the act of accusing of any wrong or injustice.
2. The charge of an offense or crime; or the declaration containing the charge.
They set over his head his accusation. Mat 27.
Acknowledge - ACKNOWL'EDGE, v.t. Aknol'edge, [ad and knowledge. See Know.]
1. To own, avow or admit to be true, by a declaration of assent; as to acknowledge the being of a God.
2. To own or notice with particular regard.
In all thy ways acknowledge God. Prov 3. Isa 33.
3. To own or confess, as implying a consciousness of guilt.
I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Psa 51 and 32.
4. To own with assent; to admit or receive with approbation.
He that acknowledgeth the son, hath the father also.
1 John 2. 2 Tim 2.
5. To own with gratitude; to own as a benefit; as, to acknowledge a favor, or the receipt of a gift.
Thy his gifts acknowledged not.
6. To own or admit to belong to; as, to acknowledge a son.
7. To receive with respect.
All that see them shall acknowledge that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed. Isa 6. 1 Cor 16.
8. To own, avow or assent to an act in a legal form, to give it validity; as, to acknowledge a deed before competent authority.
Add - ADD, v.t. [L. addo, from ad and do, to give.]
1. To set or put together, join or unite, as one thing or sum to another, in an agreegate; as, add three to four, the sum is seven.
2. To unite in idea or consideration; to subjoin.
To what has been alledged, let this argument be added.
3. To increase number.
Thou shalt add three cities more of refuge. Deu 19.
4. To augment.
Rehoboam said, I will add to your yoke. 1 Ki 12.
Ye shall not add to the word which I command you. Deu 4.
As here used, the verb is intransitive, but there may be an ellipsis.
To add to, is used in scripture, as equivalent to give, or bestow upon. Gen 30, Mat 6. In Gal 2, the word is understood to signify instruction. "In conference they added nothing to me." In narration, he or they added, is elliptical; he added words, or what follows, or he continued his discourse.
In general, when used of things, add implies a principal thing, to which a smaller is to be annexed, as a part of the whole sum, mass, or number.
Adjure - ADJU'RE, v.t. [L. adjuro, to sweat solemnly, or compel one to swear; from ad and juro, to swear.]
1. To charge, bind or command on oath, or under the penalty of a curse.
Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city of Jericho. Josh 6.
2. To charge earnestly and solemnly, on pain of God's wrath.
I adjure thee by the living God. Mat 26, Acts 19.
3. To conjure; to charge, urge or summon with solemnity.
The magistrates adjured by all the bonds of civil duty.
Ye sacred stars, be all of you adjured.
The Commissioners adjured them not to let pass so favorable an opportunity of securing their liberties.