accepted
adjective
[ əkˈsɛptɪd ]
• generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct.
• "he wasn't handsome in the accepted sense"
accept
verb
• consent to receive or undertake (something offered).
• "he accepted a pen as a present"
Similar:
receive,
agree to receive,
welcome,
take,
take receipt of,
get,
gain,
obtain,
acquire,
come by,
take on,
take up,
undertake,
tackle,
take on oneself,
shoulder,
bear,
assume,
manage,
take responsibility for,
be responsible for,
engage in,
become involved in,
take part in,
participate in,
devote oneself to,
concentrate on,
address oneself to,
go about,
set about,
approach,
handle,
get down to,
deal with,
get to grips with,
launch into,
enter on,
begin,
start,
embark on,
venture on,
turn one's hand to,
get cracking on,
have a crack/go/shot/stab at,
give something a whirl,
commence,
• believe or come to recognize (a proposition) as valid or correct.
• "this tentative explanation came to be accepted by the men"
Similar:
believe,
trust,
give credence to,
credit,
give credit to,
put confidence in,
be convinced of,
have faith in,
count on,
rely on,
depend on,
go for,
buy,
fall for,
swallow,
swallow something hook,
line,
and sinker,
take something as gospel,
recognized,
acknowledged,
traditional,
orthodox,
habitual,
confirmed,
set,
fixed,
settled,
usual,
customary,
common,
normal,
general,
prevailing,
accustomed,
familiar,
wonted,
popular,
expected,
routine,
regular,
typical,
conventional,
established,
mainstream,
standard,
stock,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin acceptare, frequentative of accipere ‘take something to oneself’, from ad- ‘to’ + capere ‘take’.
