Ac*cept" (ăk*s&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.]
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.
Ac*cept", a. Accepted. [Obs.]
Shak.
