take up vs accept

accept vs take up

take up and accept both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of take up include have, take.

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

Difference between take up and accept

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