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accept vs sweep up

sweep up vs accept

accept and sweep up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accept No No Yes No
sweep up No No Yes No
As verbs, sweep up is a hyponym of accept; that is, sweep up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accept:
  • accept: consider or hold as true
  • sweep up: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Other hyponyms of accept include acknowledge, know, recognise, recognize, adopt, embrace, espouse, believe, receive, approbate, reconcile, resign, submit, acknowledge, take a bow, abide by, honor, honour, observe, respect.
accept (verb) sweep up (verb)
consider or hold as true take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
react favorably to; consider right and proper force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
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
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