accept
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(verb) tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult" |
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Synonyms: swallow |
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Related Words: abide, bear, brook, endure, put up, stand, stomach, suffer, tolerate |
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(verb) consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" |
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Related Words: abide by, acknowledge, adapt, approbate, believe, embrace, espouse, honor, honour, judge, know, observe, receive, recognize, reconcile, resign, respect, submit, sweep up, take a bow |
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Antonyms: reject |
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(verb) be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull" |
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Related Words: react, respond |
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(verb) react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care" |
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Related Words: react, respond |
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(verb) give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to: "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" |
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Synonyms: consent, go for |
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Related Words: affirm, agree, buckle under, contract in, give, give in, knuckle under, settle, succumb, take in charge, undertake, yield |
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Antonyms: refuse |
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(verb) of a deliberative body: receive (a report) officially, as from a committee |
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Related Words: have, receive |
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(verb) receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" |
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Synonyms: have, take |
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Related Words: accept, acquire, admit, adopt, borrow, get, honor, honour, take, take on, take over, take up, welcome |
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Antonyms: refuse |
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(verb) admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" |
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Synonyms: admit, take, take on |
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Related Words: accept, have, take |
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(verb) be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye" |
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Synonyms: take |
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Related Words: be |
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(verb) make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" |
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Synonyms: take |
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(verb) take on as one's own expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" |
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Synonyms: assume, bear, take over |
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Related Words: take |
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