Definitions
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
Word origin
First attested about 1380. From Middle English accepten, borrowed from Old French accepter, or directly from Latin acceptō, acceptāre (“receive”), frequentative of accipiō, formed from ad- + capiō (“to take”). Displaced native Old English onfōn.
Used in a sentence
“Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice.”
“The Chinese say, that a little time afterwards she accepted of a treat in one of the neighbouring hills to which Shalum had invited her.”
“I bid thee banish from thy heart all thought of me, but as one whom the Future cries aloud to thee to avoid. Glyndon, if thou acceptest his homage, will love thee till the tomb closes upon both.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Take willingly”6 letters
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