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De - Pt| English Dictionary: accepted' | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Accept \Ac*cept"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accepted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accepting}.] [F. accepter, L. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E. 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. --Shak. To accept of ransom for my son. --Milton. She accepted of a treat. --Addison. 2. To receive with favor; to approve. The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice. --Ps. xx. 3. Peradventure he will accept of me. --Gen. xxxii. 20. 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. (Com.) 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.] {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} (Eccl.), to show favoritism. [bd]God accepteth no man's person.[b8] --Gal. ii. 6. Syn: To receive; take; admit. See {Receive}. | |
