Ac·cept v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accepted; p. pr. & vb. n. Accepting.]
 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.
    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.
 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.
 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.