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accept vs put up

put up vs accept

accept and put up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accept No No Yes No
put up No No Yes No
As verbs, put up is a hypernym of accept; that is, put up is a word with a broader meaning than accept:
  • accept: tolerate or accommodate oneself to
  • put up: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Other hypernyms of accept include abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate.
accept (verb) put up (verb)
consider or hold as true preserve in a can or tin
react favorably to; consider right and proper put up with something or somebody unpleasant
tolerate or accommodate oneself to propose as a candidate for some honor
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal place so as to be noticed
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to construct, build, or erect
receive willingly something given or offered make available for sale at an auction
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person provide
admit into a group or community provide someone with accomodation
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee mount or put up
make use of or accept for some purpose
be designed to hold or take
Difference between accept and put up

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