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accept vs believe

believe vs accept

accept and believe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accept No No Yes No
believe No No Yes No
As verbs, believe is a hyponym of accept; that is, believe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accept:
  • accept: consider or hold as true
  • believe: accept as true; take to be true
Other hyponyms of accept include acknowledge, know, recognise, recognize, adopt, embrace, espouse, sweep up, receive, approbate, reconcile, resign, submit, acknowledge, take a bow, abide by, honor, honour, observe, respect.
accept (verb) believe (verb)
consider or hold as true accept as true; take to be true
react favorably to; consider right and proper follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
tolerate or accommodate oneself to credit with veracity
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal be confident about something
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to judge or regard; look upon; judge
receive willingly something given or offered
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
admit into a group or community
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
make use of or accept for some purpose
be designed to hold or take
Difference between accept and believe

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