ACCEPT', verb transitive [Latin accepto, from accipio, ad and capio, to take.] 1. To take or receive what is offered, with a consenting mind; to receive with approbation or favor. Bless, Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands. Deuteronomy 33:11. He made an offer which was accepted. Observe the difference between receive and accept He received an appointment or the offer of a commission, but he did not accept it. 2. To regard with partiality; to value or esteem. It is not good to accept the person of the wicked. Proverbs 18:5. 2 Corinthians 8:12. In theology, acceptance with God implies forgiveness of sins and reception into his favor. 3. To consent or agree to; to receive as terms of a contract; as, to accept a treaty; often followed by of. ACCEPT of the terms. 4. To understand; to have a particular idea of; to receive in a particular sense. How is this phrase to be accepted? 5. In commerce, to agree or promise to pay, as a bill of exchange. [See Acceptance.]
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