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akzeptieren

Definitions of akzeptieren
  1. verb
    receive willingly something given or offered
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    antonyms:
    abweisen, zurückweisen
    refuse to accept
    ablehnen, abweisen, verschmähen
    reject with contempt
    types:
    annehmen, aufnehmen, nehmen, unterbringen
    admit into a group or community
    begrüßen
    accept gladly
    beehren, honorieren
    accept as pay
    übernehmen
    take up and practice as one's own
    type of:
    anschaffen, bekommen, beschaffen, besorgen, empfangen, erarbeiten, erhalten, erlangen, kriegen, vermitteln
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  2. verb
    take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
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    type of:
    mitnehmen, nehmen
    take into one's possession
  3. verb
    react favorably to; consider right and proper
    synonyms: tolerieren
    anerkennen, annehmen
    consider or hold as true
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    type of:
    reagieren
    show a response or a reaction to something
  4. verb
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
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    types:
    abmachen, absprechen, anschließen, ausmachen, klären, verabreden
    consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something
    erlauben
    consent to, give permission
    kuschen, nachgeben, passen, resignieren, unterwerfen
    consent reluctantly
    aushalten, ausstehen, bestehen, dulden, erdulden, erleiden, ertragen, hinnehmen, mitmachen, standhalten, tragen
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
    zuerkennen
    grant authorization or clearance for
    fügen, nachgeben, unterordnen
    yield to another's wish or opinion
    begünstigen
    bestow a privilege upon
    entkriminalisieren
    make legal
    type of:
    reagieren
    show a response or a reaction to something
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