assume vs accept

accept vs assume

assume and accept both are verbs.

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

As verbs, assume and accept are synonyms defined as:

assume and accept: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person

Other synonyms of assume include bear, take over.

assume (verb)	accept (verb)
put clothing on one's body	consider or hold as true
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	react favorably to; consider right and proper
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof	tolerate or accommodate oneself to
take up someone's soul into heaven	be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
make a pretence of	give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
occupy or take on	receive willingly something given or offered
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession	take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person	admit into a group or community
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities	receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
	make use of or accept for some purpose
	be designed to hold or take

Difference between assume and accept

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