accept

v. 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of. [ 1913 Webster ]

If you accept them, then their worth is great. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To accept of ransom for my son. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

She accepted of a treat. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To receive with favor; to approve. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice. Ps. xx. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

Peradventure he will accept of me. Gen. xxxii. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be accepted? [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Com.) To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to accept a bill of exchange. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To receive; take; admit. See Receive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. acceptabilitas. ] The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness. “Acceptability of repentance.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. acceptable, L. acceptabilis, fr. acceptare. ] Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar. Isa. lx. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. State of being accepted; acceptableness. “Makes it assured of acceptance.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Com.) (a) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance. (b) The bill itself when accepted. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking possession as owner. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Law) An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ What acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a question of great nicety and difficulty. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In modern law, proposal and acceptance are the constituent elements into which all contracts are resolved. [ 1913 Webster ]

acceptance of a bill of exchange,
acceptance of a check,
acceptance of a draft, or
acceptance of an order, is an engagement to pay it according to the terms. This engagement is usually made by writing the word “accepted” across the face of the bill.
Acceptance of goods, under the statute of frauds, is an intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of the transaction. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Meaning; acceptation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Acceptance of persons, partiality, favoritism. See under Accept. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Acceptance. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Here's a proof of gift,
But here's no proof, sir, of acceptancy. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An accepter. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]