Redeem vs Accept - What's the difference?
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In lang=en terms the difference between redeem and accept is that redeem is to restore the reputation or honour of oneself or something while accept is to receive something willingly. As verbs the difference between redeem and accept is that redeem is to recover ownership of something by buying it back while accept is to receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval. As an adjective accept is (obsolete) accepted.
redeem English
Verb
( en verb)
To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
To liberate by payment of a ransom.
To set free by force.
To save, rescue
To clear, release from debt or blame
To expiate, atone (for ...)
(finance) To convert (some bond or security) into cash
To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
To repair, restore
To reform, change (for the better)
To restore the reputation or honour of oneself or something.
(archaic) To reclaim
Synonyms
* (recover ownership) buy back, repurchase
Antonyms
* abandon
Derived terms
* redeem oneself
* redeemable
* redeemably
* redeemer
* unredeemable
* unredeemably
* unredeemed
Related terms
* redemption
* redemptioner
* redemptor
* Redemptorist
* redemptory
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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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