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1. Tolerating without protest
   "always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates"; "the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting"

1. Consider or hold as true
   "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
    
2. Receive willingly something given or offered
   "Please accept my present";
   - take, have
    
3. Give an affirmative reply to; respond favourably to
   "I cannot accept your invitation";
   - consent, go for
    
4. React favourably to; consider right and proper
   "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"
    
5. Admit into a group or community
   "accept students for graduate study";
   - admit, take, take on
    
6. Take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
   "I'll accept the charges";
   - bear, take over, assume
    
7. Tolerate or accommodate oneself to
   "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions";
   - live with, swallow
    
8. Be designed to hold or take
   "This surface will not accept the dye";
   - take
    
9. Receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
    
10. Make use of or accept for some purpose
    "accept a risk";
    - take
     
11. Be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
    "The cow accepted the bull"

Sounds like: excepting

See also: acceptive, adopt, take in, take over

Type of: abide, acquire, be, bear, brook, digest, endure, evaluate, get, have, judge, pass judgment, put up, react, receive, reply, respond, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, take, tolerate

Antonym: refuse, reject

Encyclopedia: Accept