Accept and Cope

Accept

Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.

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Cope and accept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cope" instead a verb "Accept".

Cope verb - To meet one's day-to-day needs.

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Accept and cope are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Cope".

Nearby Words: coped, coping

life	accept life	cope life
job	accept job	cope job
truth	accept truth	cope truth
death	accept death	cope death
Other words: situation, way, gift, deaths.

Grayson was able to successfully accept his duality; Costigan on the other hand had a breakdown and turned to drugs to cope.

Source: Roleplay / Last Voyages RPG
Double subverted in that Hester does not accept being accepted, loathes the idea that the magistrates consider having her remove her A, and looks to cope with her sin on her own.

Source: Reformed, but Rejected
Ursa and Zuko both have to accept that Ursa had willingly given up all memories of her children for 5 years due to being unable to cope with the pain the memories of her time with the Fire Nation royalty gave her and now, having restored her memories, must live with her guilt.

Source: Comicbook / Avatar: The Last Airbender The Search

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