Ae-cēpt', v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. ACCEPTED; p. pr. & vb. n. ACCEPTING.] [Lat. acceptare, freq. of accipere, from ad and capere, to take; Pr. acceptar, Fr. accepter, Sp. aceptar, Pg. aceitar, It. accettare.]
Sense 1. To take or receive with a consenting mind, as an offer or present.
If you accept them, then their worth is great. Shak.
Sense 2. To receive with favor or approbation.
The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifices. Ps. xx. 2.
Sense 3. To receive or admit and agree to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, excuse;—often followed by of.
Sense 4. (Com.) To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange. Bouvier.
Sense 5. In a deliberative 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 service (Law), to agree that a writ or process shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not been.
Synonyms— To receive; take; admit. See RECEIVE.