borrow vs accept

borrow and accept both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of borrow include have, take.

borrow (verb)	accept (verb)
get temporarily	consider or hold as true
take up and practice as one's own	react favorably to; consider right and proper
	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