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ac⋅cept

  [ak-sept]
Use Accept in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor: to accept a present; to accept a proposal.
2. to agree or consent to; accede to: to accept a treaty; to accept an apology.
3. to respond or answer affirmatively to: to accept an invitation.
4. to undertake the responsibility, duties, honors, etc., of: to accept the office of president.
5. to receive or admit formally, as to a college or club.
6. to accommodate or reconcile oneself to: to accept the situation.
7. to regard as true or sound; believe: to accept a claim; to accept Catholicism.
8. to regard as normal, suitable, or usual.
9. to receive as to meaning; understand.
10. Commerce. to acknowledge, by signature, as calling for payment, and thus to agree to pay, as a draft.
11. (in a deliberative body) to receive as an adequate performance of the duty with which an officer or a committee has been charged; receive for further action: The report of the committee was accepted.
12. to receive or contain (something attached, inserted, etc.): This socket won't accept a three-pronged plug.
13. to receive (a transplanted organ or tissue) without adverse reaction. Compare reject (def. 7).
–verb (used without object)
14. to accept an invitation, gift, position, etc. (sometimes fol. by of).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME accepten < MF accepter < L acceptare, equiv. to ac- ac- + -cep- take, comb. form of cap- + -t- freq. suffix

Synonyms:
2. concede. 7. acknowledge.

Antonyms:
1. reject.

Usage note:
Accept and except are sometimes confused as verbs because of their similar pronunciations, esp. in rapid speech. Accept means “to take or receive” (I accept this trophy), while except means “to exclude” (Certain types of damage are excepted from coverage in this insurance policy).
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ac·cept   (āk-sěpt')   
v.   ac·cept·ed, ac·cept·ing, ac·cepts

v.   tr.
    1. To answer affirmatively: accept an invitation.
    2. To agree to take (a duty or responsibility).
    3. To regard as proper, usual, or right: Such customs are widely accepted.
    4. To regard as true; believe in: Scientists have accepted the new theory.
    5. To understand as having a specific meaning.
  2. To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval: accepted a glass of water; accepted their contract.
  3. To admit to a group, organization, or place: accepted me as a new member of the club.
    1. To regard as proper, usual, or right: Such customs are widely accepted.
    2. To regard as true; believe in: Scientists have accepted the new theory.
    3. To understand as having a specific meaning.
  5. To endure resignedly or patiently: accept one's fate.
  6. To be able to hold (something applied or inserted): This wood will not accept oil paints.
  7. To receive officially: accept the committee's report.
  8. To consent to pay, as by a signed agreement.
  9. Medicine To receive (a transplanted organ or tissue) without immunological rejection.
v.   intr.
To receive something, especially with favor. Often used with of.

[Middle English accepten, from Latin acceptāre, frequentative of accipere, to receive : ad-, ad- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]
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Accept

Ac*cept"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accepted; p. pr. & vb. n. Accepting.] [F. accepter, L. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E. heave.]

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. (Com.) 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.

Syn: To receive; take; admit. See Receive.

Accept

Ac*cept"\, a. Accepted. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Language Translation for : Accept
Spanish: aceptar,
German: annehmen,
Japanese: 受取る
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accept 
c.1360, "to take what is offered," from O.Fr. accepter from L. acceptare "take or receive willingly," freq. of acceptus, pp. of accipere "receive," from ad- "to" + capere "to take" (see capable).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ac·cept
Pronunciation: ik-'sept, ak-
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to receive with consent <accept a gift> <accept service> b : to assent to the receipt of and treat in such a way as to indicate ownership of <accepted the shipment despite discovering defects in the merchandise> —compare REJECT
NOTE: Under section 2-606(1) of the Uniform Commercial Code, a buyer accepts goods if: 1) he or she indicates to the seller after a reasonable opportunity to inspect them that he or she will keep them; 2) he or she fails to effectively reject them; 3) he or she acts in a way that is inconsistent with seller's ownership of the goods.
2 : to make an affirmative or favorable response to; specifically : to indicate by words or action one's assent to (an offer) and willingness to enter into a contract
NOTE: A contract is created when the offer is accepted.
3 : to assume orally, in writing, or by conduct an obligation to pay <accepting a draft>
4 of a deliberative body : to receive (a report) officially (as from a committee) intransitive verb 1 : to receive favorably something offered —usually used with of accept of any present —U.S. Constitution article I>
2 : to receive and assume ownership of goods accepted if he has done any of the acts described therein —J. J. White and Railroad S. Summers> —ac·cep·tance /ik-'sep-t&ns, ak-/ noun —ac·cept·er or ac·cep·tor /-t&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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accept library, networking
Berkeley Unix networking socket library routine to satisfy a connection request from a remote host. A specified socket on the local host (which must be capable of accepting the connection) is connected to the requesting socket on the remote host. The remote socket's socket address is returned.
Unix manual pages: accept(2), connect(2).
(1994-11-08)

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