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generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc.:
an accepted pronunciation of a word; an accepted theory.
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor:
to accept a present; to accept a proposal.
to agree or consent to; accede to:
to accept a treaty; to accept an apology.
to respond or answer affirmatively to:
to accept an invitation.
to undertake the responsibility, duties, honors, etc., of:
to accept the office of president.
to receive or admit formally, as to a college or club.
to accommodate or reconcile oneself to:
to accept the situation.
to regard as true or sound; believe:
to accept a claim; to accept Catholicism.
to regard as normal, suitable, or usual.
to receive as to meaning; understand.
Commerce. to acknowledge, by signature, as calling for payment, and thus to agree to pay, as a draft.
(in a deliberative body) to receive as an adequate performance of the duty with which an officer or a committee has been charged; receive for further action:
The report of the committee was accepted.
to receive or contain (something attached, inserted, etc.):
This socket won’t accept a three-pronged plug.
to receive (a transplanted organ or tissue) without adverse reaction.
Compare (def 7).
to accept an invitation, gift, position, etc. (sometimes followed by of).
Contemporary Examples

Britain and the colonies, for example, only accepted it in 1752.
How Long Is a Year? Is the Earth Slowing Down? And Other Questions About Time Neil Shubin January 5, 2013

Some time will be needed before any reformation is accepted.
Michael Tomasky on How Mitt Romney Finally Killed Reaganomics Michael Tomasky November 12, 2012

For nine years straight, every graduate of Ferguson has been accepted into college.
Teen Moms’ Graduation Triumph Jesse Ellison July 28, 2011

It may not be legally or technically, but morally, he accepted a bribe.
Bob McDonnell Is Never Going to Be President Michael Tomasky April 30, 2013

He was accepted as the younger prince in a number of European countries and was even wed to a member of the Scottish royal family.
Unraveling King Richard III’s Secrets February 12, 2013

Historical Examples

But he accepted a status which gave him all that the regal name would have implied.
A History of England Charles Oman

We accepted his kind invitation to make ourselves his guests while we remained.
Explorations in Australia John Forrest

Beltani accepted the money without the grace of an instant’s hesitation.
Istar of Babylon Margaret Horton Potter

“Your escort was accepted because you were the first to offer it,” said Halbert.
Brave and Bold Horatio Alger

This offer was accepted, and he proved a most useful auxiliary.
Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental Charles John Tibbitts

adjective
commonly approved or recognized; customary; established
verb (mainly transitive)
to take or receive (something offered)
to give an affirmative reply to: to accept an invitation
to take on the responsibilities, duties, etc, of: he accepted office
to tolerate or accommodate oneself to
to consider as true or believe in (a philosophy, theory, etc): I cannot accept your argument
(may take a clause as object) to be willing to grant or believe: you must accept that he lied
to receive with approval or admit, as into a community, group, etc
(commerce) to agree to pay (a bill, draft, shipping document, etc), esp by signing
to receive as adequate, satisfactory, or valid
to receive, take, or hold (something applied, inserted, etc)
(archaic) (intransitive) sometimes foll by of. to take or receive an offer, invitation, etc
v.

late 14c., “to take what is offered,” from Old French accepter (14c.) or directly from Latin acceptare “take or receive willingly,” frequentative of accipere “receive,” from ad- “to” (see ad-) + capere “to take” (see capable). Related: Accepted; accepting.