| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To allow admittance, as to a group: admit, receive, take in. See ACCEPT. 2. To receive (something given or offered) willingly and gladly: embrace, take (up), welcome. See ACCEPT. 3. To respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance: accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent, nod, subscribe, yes. See AGREE. 4. To regard (something) as true or real: believe. Slang : buy, swallow. See OPINION. 5. To put up with: abide, bear, brook2, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. Informal : lump2. Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See ACCEPT. 6. To admit to one's possession, presence, or awareness: have, receive, take. See ACCEPT. 7. 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.
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