accept vs be

accept and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accept	No	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of accept; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than accept:

accept: be designed to hold or take
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

accept (verb)	be (verb)
consider or hold as true	spend or use time
react favorably to; consider right and proper	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
tolerate or accommodate oneself to	have an existence, be extant
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal	have life, be alive
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to	form or compose
receive willingly something given or offered	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
admit into a group or community	be identical to; be someone or something
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee	be identical or equivalent to
make use of or accept for some purpose	represent, as of a character on stage
be designed to hold or take	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

Difference between accept and be

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