Accept
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English
Verb
Accept (third-person singular simple present Accepts, present participle Accepting, simple past and past participle Accepted)
- (transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour or with approval.
- (transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
- (transitive) To endure patiently.
- (transitive, law, business) To agree to pay.
- (transitive) To receive officially
Adverbs for Accept
graciously; frankly; unreservedly; grudgingly; lifelessly; courteously; readily; cheerfully; fatalistically; passively; cautiously; phlegmatically; elatedly; enthusiastically; universally; bravely; casually; consciously; eagerly; generally; peacefully; credulously; thankfully; reluctantly; gratefully; reasonably; willingly; unhesitatingly; implicitly; philosophically; slavishly; glibly; skeptically; impulsively; stoically; magnanimously; complacently.
Synonyms for Accept
receive, take, admit, get, assent, gain, concur, acquire, acknowledge, agree, approve.
Antonyms for Accept
reject, decline, refuse, dispute, discard, deny, renounce, disagree.
Thesaurus
accede; accede to; accept for gospel; accept implicitly; acclaim; accord to; accredit; acknowledge; acquiesce; acquiesce in; acquire; admire; admit; adopt; affiliate; affirm; agree; agree provisionally; agree to; agree with; allow; amen; applaud; approve; approve of; assent; assent grudgingly; assent to; assume; attack; attempt; authenticate; authorize; autograph; avow; be agreeable; be big; be certain; be content with; be easy with; be willing; bear; bear with; believe; believe without reservation; bless; blink at; bow; brook; buckle to; buy; capitulate; carry; catch; certify; cheer; come by; come in for; compass; comply; comprehend; concede; condescend; condone; confess; confirm; connive at; consent; consent to; consent to silently; cosign; countenance; countersign; credit; deign; derive; derive from; disregard; drag down; draw; draw from; embark in; embark upon; embrace; endeavor; endorse; endure; engage in; enter on; enter upon; espouse; esteem; experience; express general agreement; face the music; fall into; fall to; fancy; favor; follow; gain; get; get under way; give consent; give faith to; give permission; give the go-ahead; give the imprimatur; give the nod; give thumbs up; go about; go along with; go at; go for; go in for; go into; go upon; grant; grasp; grin and abide; hail; have; have at; have coming in; have no objection; hold with; ignore; in toto; initial; judge not; keep in countenance; knock under; knuckle down; knuckle under; launch forth; launch into; lay about; lean over backwards; let go by; let in; let pass; like; listen to reason; live with; live with it; move into; nod; nod assent; not oppose; not refuse; not resist; not write off; notarize; obey; obtain; okay; overlook; own; pass; pass on; pass upon; permit; pitch into; plunge into; pocket; proceed to; pull down; put faith in; put up with; ratify; receive; recognize; relent; relish; resign; respect; rise above; rubber stamp; sanction; say amen to; say aye; say yes; seal; second; secure; see; see both sides; set about; set at; set forward; set going; set store by; set to; show no amazement; shrug; shrug it off; sign; sign and seal; stand; stomach; submit; submit to; subscribe to; succumb; suffer; support; suspend judgment; swallow; swallow it; swallow the pill; swear and affirm; swear to; tackle; take; take for granted; take in; take it; take kindly to; take on; take on faith; take on trust; take over; take stock in; take up; think well of; tolerate; treat as routine; trust; turn to; undergo; undersign; understand; undertake; underwrite; uphold; validate; venture upon; view with favor; view with indulgence; visa; vise; vote affirmatively; vote aye; vote for; warrant; welcome; wink at; withstand; yes; yield; yield assent; yield to
