v. 25B6; verb
he accepted a pen as a present : RECEIVE, take, get, gain, obtain, acquire.
he accepted the job immediately : TAKE ON, undertake, assume, take responsibility for.
she accepted an invitation to lunch : SAY YES TO, reply in the affirmative, agree to.
she was accepted as one of the family : WELCOME, receive, embrace, adopt.
he accepted Ellen's explanation : BELIEVE, regard as true, give credence to, credit, trust; informal buy, swallow.
we have agreed to accept his decision : GO ALONG WITH, agree to, consent to, acquiesce in, concur with, assent to, comply with, abide by, follow, adhere to, act in accordance with, defer to, yield to, surrender to, bow to, give in to, submit to, respect; formal accede to.
she will just have to accept the consequences : TOLERATE, endure, put up with, bear, take, submit to, stomach, swallow; reconcile oneself to, resign oneself to, get used to, adjust to, learn to live with, make the best of; face up to.
refuse, reject.