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[ adjective ] tolerating without protest

Examples

"always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates" "the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting"

Used in print

(Jesse W. Grimes and Wesley Allinsmith, "Compuls...)

Sarason et_al. present evidence that the anxious child will suffer in the test like situation , and that his performance will be impaired unless he receives supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher .

Observers , in the two school_systems studied here , judged the teachers in the structured schools to be more impersonal and demanding , while the atmosphere in the unstructured schools was judged to be more supporting and accepting .

Related terms

acceptive

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