Accept
Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.
Usage example: some merchants in town will accept Canadian coins
Bow is a synonym for accept in put up with topic. In some cases you can use "Bow" instead a verb "Accept".
Bow
Bow verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).
Accept is a synonym for bow in submit topic. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Bow", if it concerns topics such as acquiesce in.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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At the end, the dragons bow and accept him as their Alpha.
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It's part of yahg culture to bow down and accept that you've been beaten when someone turns out to be tougher than you.
Source: Graceful Loser - Tinuva goes as far as slashing his hand to keep him from using his bow and threatening to cut his other hand so badly that he'll never draw a bow again - and only then does Gregory accept that there's no way he'll be able to accompany Tinuva.
Source: Shoo the Dog
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