[ac.cept] vb [ME, fr. MF accepter, fr. L acceptare, freq. of accipere to receive, fr. ad- + capere to take--more at heave] vt (14c) 1 a: to receive willingly "~ a gift" b: to be able or designed to take or hold (something applied or added) "a surface that will not ~ ink"
2: to give admittance or approval to "~ her as one of the group" 3 a: to endure without protest or reaction "~ poor living conditions" b: to regard as proper, normal, or inevitable "the idea is widely ~ed" c: to recognize as true: believe "refused to ~ the explanation"
4. a: to make a favorable response to "~ an offer" b: to agree to undertake (a responsibility) "~ a job"
5: to assume an obligation to pay; also: to take in payment "we don't ~ personal checks"
6: to receive (a legislative report) officially ~ vi: to receive favorably something offered--usu. used with of -- ac.cept.ing.ly adv -- ac.cept.ing.ness n