Accept
Accept (ak*sept") , transitive verb
[French accepter, Latin acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to English heave.]
1.
To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.
If you accept them, then their worth is great.
To accept of ransom for my son.
She accepted of a treat.
2.
To receive with favor; to approve.
The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice.
Peradventure he will accept of me.
3.
To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
4.
To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted?
5.
(Commerce) To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange. — Bouvier
6.
In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.]
Collocations (3)
To accept a bill (Law) , to agree (on the part of the drawee) to pay it when due.
To accept service (Law) , to agree that a writ or process shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not been.
To accept the person (Ecclesiastical) , to show favoritism. God accepteth no man's person.
Accept , adjective
Accepted. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare