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Accept vs Handling - What's the difference?

accept | handling |

As verbs the difference between accept and handling

is that accept is to receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval while handling is .

As an adjective accept

is (obsolete) accepted.

As a noun handling is

a touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc, with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.

accept

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
  • * (rfdate)
    • She accepted of a treat.
  • * (rfdate), Psalms 20:3
    • The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice.
  • To admit to a place or a group.
    • The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.
  • To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.
    • I accept the fact that Christ lived.
  • To receive as adequate or satisfactory.
  • To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
    • I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.
  • To endure patiently.
    • I accept my punishment.
  • (transitive, legal, business) To agree to pay.
  • To receive officially
    • to accept the report of a committee
  • To receive something willingly.
    • I accept .

    Synonyms

    * receive * take * withtake * admit

    Antonyms

    * reject * decline

    Derived terms

    * accepted * acceptedly * accepter * acceptive * accept a bill * accept person * accept service

    Related terms

    * acceptability * acceptable * acceptableness * acceptably * acceptance * acceptancy * acceptant * acceptation * acceptilation * acception * acceptor

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Accepted.
  • * 1599 , (William Shakespeare), , V-ii
    • Pass our accept and peremptory answer.
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    handling

    English

    (wikipedia handling)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) handlinge, hondlunge, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
  • * Edmund Spenser
    • The heavens and your fair handling / Have made you master of the field this day.
  • * 1864 , Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives
    • at San Francisco it is warehoused and reshipped to Liverpool, or other foreign market; and in exchange for this wheat, comes back the merchandise which has to pass through all these shipments, reshipments, warehousings, handlings , &c.
  • (arts) The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.
    • (Fairholt)
  • A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.

    • Etymology 2

    From handle.

    Verb

    (head)
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