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1) the act of causing a person to accept as true or genuine something that is false (deceit)

2) to refuse officially to allow or accept (something) as correct (disallow)

3) to get a person to accept something of little or no value by deceit or trickery (fob)

4) a feeling of dislike, envy with a little anger; to be unwilling to give or accept (something) (grudge)

5) to make very small bites of (something); to show (only) a little willingness to accept (an offer), agree (to a suggestion) etc (nibble)

6) to refuse to agree with or accept (an opinion, decision, wish, claim etc); to ignore (an instruction) because of special conditions (override)

7) to (be able to) identify again (a person, thing) that one has seen, heard etc before; to be willing to accept (a person, thing) as real, legal etc); to be prepared to admit (something) (recognize)

8) to put aside, send back, throw away, (something) as not good enough; to refuse to accept (a person, thing) (reject)

9) to refuse to accept or acknowledge (something); to refuse to pay (a debt) (repudiate)

10) to give (something) in exchange of money; to persuade (a person) to agree, accept (an idea etc) (sell)

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Meaning:
abide

to remain faithful to an agreement

submit to, put up with

acknowledge

to admit the truth, existence or reality of (something)

verbally recognize authority

acquiesce

to agree, accept, something without argument

agree with some reluctance

admit

to acknowledge something as true or valid

allow entry or use

adopt

take a child into one's family is a son or daughter, with the legal responsibilities of a parent

choose or take something as one's own

approve

to think of a thing, person as suitable for the occasion or purpose

agree something is good

assume

to believe (something) before there is proof

believe, take for granted

believe

to feel sure of the truth of (something, that a person is honest etc)

trust, rely on

choose

to pick out (a person, thing) from a large number; show what or which one wants by taking (something)

pick, select

chose

of choose

pick, select

concede

to admit (something) as true

acknowledge, give in

conceive

to form an idea, plan etc in the mind

understand

coopt

(of a committee) to add a person as a member by the votes of those who are already members

pick, select

elect

(used after a noun) chosen but not yet in office

select as representative; choose

enroll

(to cause a person) to become a member of (a society or institute)

sign up for membership

espouse

to give one's support to (a cause, theory etc)

stand up for; support

had

of have

be in possession

has

of have

be in possession

have

(used with the past participle of another verb (e.g. moved, done) to form) a: the present perfect tense, b: the past perfect tense, c: the future perfect tense, d: the perfect conditional tense

be in possession

listen

(to pay attention in order) to hear

hear and pay attention

obey

to do what one is told to do by (a person); carry out (a command)

conform, give in

overhear

to hear (a person, conversation etc) without the knowledge of the speaker(s), deliberately or by chance

hear and pay attention

receive

to accept, take, get, (something offered, sent etc)

accept delivery of something

shoulder

that part of the body where an arm (or front leg of an animal) joins the neck

be responsible for

suppose

to thing of (something) as likely; to take (something) as a fact

assume, guess

tolerate

to put up with, allow, (something unwanted or unpleasant) without protest

allow, indulge

understand

to know the meaning, nature, explanation, of (something); to learn (something) from a conversation, remark etc; to accept a word, statement, as meaning (something)

appreciate, comprehend

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