Accept

Main Entry:: ac·cept
Pronunciation:: \ik-ˈsept, 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 verb1 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 accepted> 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) officiallyintransitive verb: to receive favorably something offered —usually used with of<a heart more disposed to accept of his — Jane Austen>

— ac·cept·ing·ly

\-ˈsep-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

— ac·cept·ing·ness

\-tiŋ-nəs\ noun

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