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Definition: (verb) to act to reconcile differences between two parties.
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accept

verb
  1. To receive (something given or offered) willingly and gladly: embrace, take (up), welcome. See accept
  2. To admit to one's possession, presence, or awareness: have, receive, take. See accept
  3. To allow admittance, as to a group: admit, receive, take in. See accept
  4. To regard (something) as true or real: believe. Slang: buy, swallow. See opinion
  5. To perceive and recognize the meaning of: apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. Informal: savvy. Slang: dig. Chiefly British: twig. Scots: ken. Idioms: get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See understand
  6. To put up with: abide, bear, brook 2, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. Informal: lump 2. Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See accept
  7. To respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance: accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent, nod, subscribe, yes. See agree

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