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Webster 1913 Edition

Accept

Ac-cept′

(ăk-sĕpt′)
,
Verb.
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.
Shakespeare
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.
“God accepteth no man’s person.”
Gal. ii. 6.
Syn. – To receive; take; admit. See
Receive
.

Ac-cept′

,
Adj.
Accepted.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Accept

ACCEPT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. 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. Deut. 33.
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. Prov. 28. 2 Cor. 8.
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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