accept vs take up

take up vs accept

accept and take up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accept	No	No	Yes	No
take up	No	No	Yes	No

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

accept: receive willingly something given or offered
take up: take up and practice as one's own

Other hyponyms of accept include accept, admit, take, take on, welcome, honor, honour, adopt, borrow, take over.

accept (verb)	take up (verb)
consider or hold as true	pursue or resume
react favorably to; consider right and proper	return to a previous location or condition
tolerate or accommodate oneself to	adopt
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal	take up as if with a sponge
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to	take out or up with or as if with a scoop
receive willingly something given or offered	accept
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person	take in, also metaphorically
admit into a group or community	take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee	occupy or take on
make use of or accept for some purpose	take up and practice as one's own
be designed to hold or take	begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
	turn one's interest to
	take up time or space

Difference between accept and take up

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