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accept
verb as in receive something given physically
verb as in believe the goodness, realness of something
Weak matches
verb as in put up with
Weak matches
bear with, defer to, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fit in, go along with, live with, play the game, sit still for, stand for, submit to, yield to
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.
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.
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.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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