Ac‐cept″ (ăk‐sĕpt″), 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.
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.