accettare

Definitions of accettare
  1. verb
    receive willingly something given or offered
    synonyms: accogliere, incassare
    avere, incassare, prendere, ricevere
    get something; come into possession of
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    antonyms:
    bocciare, digradare, respingere, ricusare, rigettare, ripudiare, trombare
    refuse to accept
    disprezzare, respingere, ripudiare, spregiare, sprezzare
    reject with contempt
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    accogliere, ammettere, introdurre, ricevere
    admit into a group or community
    favoreggiare, privilegiare
    accept as pay
    type of:
    acquisire, ottenere, prendere, ricevere, trarre
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  2. verb
    take up mentally
    synonyms: assorbire, inglobare, recepire
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    acquisire, apprendere, imparare, studiare
    gain knowledge or skills
  3. verb
    admit into a group or community
    synonyms: accogliere, ammettere, introdurre, ricevere
    includere
    allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
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    type of:
    accogliere, incassare
    receive willingly something given or offered
  4. verb
    allow to enter; grant entry to
    synonyms: accogliere, ammettere, cooptare, introdurre, ricevere
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    antonyms:
    disprezzare, respingere, ripudiare, spregiare, sprezzare
    reject with contempt
    types:
    riammettere
    admit anew
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    consentire, fare, lasciare, permettere
    consent to, give permission
  5. verb
    consider or hold as true
    synonyms: accogliere, ammettere, approvare, riconoscere
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    respingere, ripudiare
    refuse to accept or acknowledge
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    mentovare, menzionare, ricordare
    accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
    abbracciare, sposare
    take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
    comprare, credere
    accept as true; take to be true
    dimettersi, licenziarsi, ravvicinare, riconciliare, sottomettersi
    accept as inevitable
    mentovare, menzionare, ricordare
    accept as legally binding and valid
    riverire
    show respect towards
    argomentare, inferire
    believe to be the case
    ingoiare
    believe or accept without questioning or challenge
    confidare, fare affidamento, fidare, fidarsi
    have confidence or faith in
    celebrare, esaltare, festeggiare, inneggiare
    assign great social importance to
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    considerare, contare, giudicare, reputare, ritenere, stimare, tenere, trovare, valutare
    form a critical opinion of
  6. verb
    express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
    synonyms: ammettere, riconoscere
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    type of:
    ringraziare
    express gratitude or show appreciation to
  7. verb
    tolerate or accommodate oneself to
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    type of:
    digerire, durare, ingozzare, patire, portare, reggere, resistere, smaltire, sopportare, sostenere, tollerare, trangugiare
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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