verb
1.
Synonyms: approve 1, approbate, countenance, favor, go (for), hold (with)
Related Word: fancy, like, relish; admire, esteem
Contrasted words: discountenance, disesteem, dislike, disrelish
Antonyms: reject
2.
to take or sustain without protest or repining
a losing candidate must accept the decision of the electorate
Synonyms: bear (with), endure, pocket, swallow, tolerate, tough (out); compare bear 10
Related Word: acquiesce (in), agree (to or with), assent (to), subscribe (to); respect; bow, capitulate, yield
Idioms: abide by, put up with
Contrasted words: disavow, disown; brush (aside), deny, reject, repudiate
3.
Synonyms: believe 1, ||buy, swallow
4.
Synonyms: apprehend 1, catch, compass, comprehend, follow, grasp, see, take, take in, understand