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v. react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"

accept

v. be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"

accept

v. consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"

accept

v. receive (a report) officially, as from a committee

take, accept

v. make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"

bear, take over, accept, assume

v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"

accept, live with, swallow

v. tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"

accept, consent, go for

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

accept, admit, take, take on

v. 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"

accept, take, have

v. 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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swallow

v. believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

trust, swear, rely, bank

v. have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"

understand, infer

v. believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"

prize, value, treasure, appreciate

v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be

v. look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"

shoulder

v. lift onto one's shoulders

permit, allow, let, countenance

v. consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

submit, bow, defer, accede, give in

v. yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"

assent, accede, acquiesce

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

concede, yield, grant

v. be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

authorize, authorise, pass, clear

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

enable

v. render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"

approve, O.K., okay, sanction

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

receive, have

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

lodge, accommodate

v. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

accept, take, have

v. 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"

reject

v. refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"

repudiate

v. reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"

disbelieve, discredit

v. reject as false; refuse to accept

dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore

v. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

refuse, decline

v. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

rule out, eliminate, winnow out, reject

v. dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"

refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

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