v.
Pronunciation: ik- ' sept, ak- also ek-
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French accepter, from Latin acceptare, frequentative of accipere to receive, from ad- + capere to take ― more at HEAVE
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to receive willingly < accept a gift> b : to be able or designed to take or hold (something applied or added) <a surface that will not accept ink>
2 : to give admittance or approval to < accept her as one of the group>
3 a : to endure without protest or reaction < accept poor living conditions> b : to regard as proper, normal, or inevitable <the idea is widely accept ed > c : to recognize as true : BELIEVE <refused to accept the explanation>
4 a : to make a favorable response to < accept an offer> b : to agree to undertake (a responsibility) < accept a job>
5 : to assume an obligation to pay also : to take in payment <we don't accept personal checks>
6 : to receive (a legislative report) officially
intransitive verb : to receive favorably something offered ― usually used with of <a heart more disposed to accept of his ― Jane Austen>
– ac · cept · ing · ly \ - ' sep-ti ŋ -l ē \ adverb
– ac · cept · ing · ness \ -ti ŋ -n ə s \ noun