accepted Definition

accept
verb accepted, accepting

1. To agree or be willing to take or receive (something offered).

Thesaurus: receive, get, take, acquire.
tr & intr
2. To agree to (a suggestion, proposal, etc).

Thesaurus: agree to, assent, consent to, acquiesce, approve.
3. To agree to do (a job, etc) or take on (a responsibility, etc).
4. To believe something to be true or correct.

Thesaurus: believe, hold, trust, affirm.
5. To be willing to listen to and follow (advice, etc).
6. To be willing to suffer or take (blame, etc).
7. To allow someone into a group, treat them as a colleague, etc.
8. To tolerate something calmly.
9. To promise to pay (a bill of exchange).

Etymology: 14c: from Latin acceptare to receive.