v.
- consent to receive or undertake (something offered).
- regard with approval.
- believe to be valid or correct.
- take on (a responsibility or liability).
▸tolerate or submit to (something undesirable).
Derivative
- acceptance n.
- acceptant adj. (rare).
- acceptor
(also accepter)
n.
Etymology
ME: from L. acceptare, from accipere, from ad- ‘to’ + capere ‘take’.