accept vs settle

accept is not a noun while settle is a noun.

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

As verbs, settle is a hyponym of accept; that is, settle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accept:

accept (noun)	settle (noun)
	a long wooden bench with a back

accept (verb)	settle (verb)
consider or hold as true	take up residence and become established
react favorably to; consider right and proper	form a community
tolerate or accommodate oneself to	become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal	establish or develop as a residence
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to	make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
receive willingly something given or offered	become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person	come as if by falling
admit into a group or community	bring to an end; settle conclusively
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee	settle conclusively; come to terms
make use of or accept for some purpose	end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
be designed to hold or take	come to terms
	accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
	get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
	fix firmly
	arrange or fix in the desired order
	come to rest
	settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
	cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
	sink down or precipitate
	go under
	become clear by the sinking of particles
	dispose of; make a financial settlement