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Accept vs Indurate - What's the difference?

accept | indurate |

As verbs the difference between accept and indurate

is that accept is to receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval while indurate is to harden or to grow hard.

As adjectives the difference between accept and indurate

is that accept is (obsolete) accepted while indurate is indurated, obstinate, unfeeling, callous or indurate can be hardened; not soft; indurated.

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

    Adjective

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

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Indurated, obstinate, unfeeling, callous.
  • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to harden or to grow hard
  • to make callous or unfeeling
  • to inure; to strengthen; to make hardy or robust.
  • Synonyms

    * inure

    Derived terms

    * induration * indurative

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Hardened; not soft; indurated.
  • (Tyndale)
  • Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate.
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