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sweep up vs accept

accept vs sweep up

sweep up and accept both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sweep up No No Yes No
accept No No Yes No
As verbs, accept is a hypernym of sweep up; that is, accept is a word with a broader meaning than sweep up:
  • sweep up: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
  • accept: consider or hold as true
sweep up (verb) accept (verb)
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own consider or hold as true
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action 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
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