Thesaurus: accept

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1. v. t. To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.
2. v. t. To receive with favor; to approve.
3. v. t. To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
4. v. t. To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?
5. v. t. To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange.
6. v. t. 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.]
7. a. Accepted.
8. v. consider or hold as true
9. v. receive willingly something given or offered
10. v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
11. v. react favorably to; consider right and proper
12. v. admit into a group or community