accept

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.]