Accept \Ac*cept"\, 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.]

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. --Shak.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)