Accept
Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.
Beat
Beat verb - To avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness.
Usage example: he spends all of his time trying to beat the system
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- If you accept, you beat up on a defenseless Magical Particle Accelerator until it breaks, causing a massive apocalypse.
Source: Post Final Boss - His father instructs his armsmaster to beat Vanyel so badly that he breaks his arm, rather than accept that his son is not going to live up to his standards of "manliness".
Source: Literature / Heralds of Valdemar -
Pride: A major flaw in Frieza, Goku, and Vegeta: In Frieza's case, his pride won't allow him to accept that Goku beat him.
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