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verbgive an affirmative reply to; respond favorably toOpposite:
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verbbe designed to hold or take
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verbtolerate or accommodate oneself to
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verbadmit into a group or community
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verbtake on as one's own the expenses or debts of another persontype of:
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verbmake use of or accept for some purpose
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verbreceive willingly something given or offeredOpposite:
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verbbe sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
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verbconsider or hold as trueOpposite:type of:
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verbreact favorably to; consider right and proper
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verbreceive (a report) officially, as from a committee
Examples of accept
- "I cannot accept your invitation"
- "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"
- "accept students for graduate study"
- "I'll accept the charges"
- "Please accept my present"
- "The cow accepted the bull"
- "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"
- "accept an argument"
- "People did not accept atonal music at that time"
- "We accept the idea of universal health care"