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accept

verb

/əkˈsɛpt/

Meaning

to receive willingly; to believe or come to recognize

to receive something willingly or agree to something

She decided to accept the job offer.

She accepted the job offer without hesitation.

accept responsibility

receive, take, acknowledge, agree, approve, consent

Entry 1

receive, take, acknowledge, agree

Entry 2

receive, agree, approve, consent

reject, refuse, decline, deny

Entry 1

reject, refuse, decline, deny

Entry 2

reject, decline, refuse

accept offer, accept responsibility, accept invitation, readily accept, accept an offer, accept payment, accept a proposal

Entry 1

accept offer, accept responsibility, accept invitation, readily accept

Entry 2

accept an offer, accept payment, accept a proposal, accept responsibility

to leave behind or give up completely

To make a broad statement by inferring from specific cases.

to give up power, territory, or rights to another

to establish or create something; to discover

to give something and receive something else; to trade

to make or become less; to reduce in size, importance, or value