believe vs accept

believe and accept both are verbs.

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

As verbs, accept is a hypernym of believe; that is, accept is a word with a broader meaning than believe:

believe (verb)	accept (verb)
accept as true; take to be true	consider or hold as true
follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer	react favorably to; consider right and proper
credit with veracity	tolerate or accommodate oneself to
be confident about something	be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
judge or regard; look upon; judge	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