Accept (ăks&ebreve_;pt), 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.
To accept of ransom for my son.
She accepted of a treat.
2. To receive with favor; to approve.[1913 Webster]
The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice.
Peradventure he will accept of me.
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]
Accept, a. Accepted. [Obs.] Shak.[1913 Webster]