To accept that something undesirable cannot be avoided
“It seems inevitable that we will ultimately resign ourselves to merely coping with it.”
To accept or consent, especially by silence or by omitting to object
“To argue otherwise now is to acquiesce in a rhetoric which those of us who accept universal human rights have no choice but to reject as inhumane.”
To give evidence or testimony to the truth or factuality of
“Written records confirm the existence of long-distance traders during the late seventeenth century.”
(typically British) To believe to be true, especially something surprising or unlikely
“So startling is the divergence that you can barely credit the evidence before your eyes.”
To fulfill or satisfy the terms or conditions of
“Many adherents will observe a fast, from food and water, as part of their religious beliefs.”
To show an inclination for, or against, something
“I tend to bias toward the view that first-person, nondual understanding represents something of the pinnacle of human knowledge.”
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