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| 1. | [ adjective ] open to arguments, ideas, or change | |
| Examples: | "receptive to reason and the logic of facts" |
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| Related terms: | pervious | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] ready or willing to receive favorably | |
| Examples: | "receptive to the proposals" |
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| Related terms: | unreceptive hospitable admissive acceptive | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system | |
| Synonyms: | sensory centripetal | |
| Examples: | "sensory neurons" |
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| Related terms: | afferent | |
| Similar spelling: |
receptively receptivity received reception receptacle receipt receptor receptionist recapture |
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