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accept

Definition for accept

verb as in receive something given physically

Strongest matches

get, obtain, take, welcome

Strong matches

acquire, gain, secure

verb as in allow into group

Strongest matches

admit, receive, welcome

verb as in believe the goodness, realness of something

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Example Sentences

Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein said the city council is “deeply gratified” that the former residents of Section 14 have agreed to accept the settlement offer.

But whether or not this is How It Was, it’s easy enough to accept that it’s How It Might Have Been; the production and set pieces feel right, the dialogue is more speech than speeches.

This has led to lower recruitment and increased pressure in universities that accept middling grades, and some smaller institutions.

From BBC

But the people most strident about protecting this version of America — the showered-with-abundance and historically white version — they will not accept sacrifices only to give away what is gained to outsiders, he told me.

From Salon

Oonce people accept these lies as truth, their minds seek only information that confirms these beliefs, and social media algorithms push them even deeper into this distorted worldview.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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