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Webster's Online English Dictionary

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accept


accept is a   Verb

Definition:

[1] To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of. If you accept them, then their worth is great. Shak. To accept of ransom for my son. Milton. She accepted of a treat. Addison.

[2] To receive with favor; to approve. The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice. Ps. xx. 3. Peradventure he will accept of me. Gen. xxxii. 20.

[3] To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.

[4] To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted

[5] To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange. Bouvier.

[6] In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.] To accept a bill (Law), to agree (on the part of the drawee) to pay it when due. -- To accept service (Law), to agree that a writ or process shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not been. -- To accept the person (Eccl.), to show favoritism. "God accepteth no man`s person." Gal. ii. 6.


Synonyms:

receive
take
admi

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