1) to be a reason against the success or acceptance of a person, thing (militate)
2) the gradual and unconscious adoption or acceptance of ideas, facts (osmosis)
3) having or showing acceptance (of something unpleasant) (resigned)
4) acceptance of another's power or authority; obedience; a theory of suggestion (submission)
5) the current fashion; something currently being done or used; a popular use or acceptance (vogue)
the act of acknowledging
act of recognizing authority or truth of something
an instance of being allowed to enter a club, disco, hospital, museum etc
entering or allowing entry
the act of adopting or being adopted
choosing or taking something as one's own
an official agreement (e.g. to a proposal, a bill passed by Parliament)
agreement
the feeling that something exists or is true, that a person is honest, will be successful etc
putting regard in as true
the act of confirming or being confirmed (all senses)
ratification, validation, proof
trust; unquestioning confidence
trust in something
the belief that events are decided by fate
resignation to a fate
a quick movement downwards (of the head), especially to show agreement, approval etc
gesture of the head
the act of allowing something
authorization, consent
the quality of being popular
recognition, celebrity
the act of recognizing or being recognized
identification, acknowledgment
a sum of money paid (to charity, for receiving a newspaper, magazine etc or for membership of a club)
consent
the way of using something; amount of use; (an instance of) the way of using a language (especially not governed by grammatical rules)
habit, custom
