Accept and Elude

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Accept verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).

Usage example: he accepted all of life's vicissitudes without complaint

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Elude is an antonym for accept.

Elude verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

Usage example: the millionaire had been eluding his fair share of taxes for years before getting caught

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Accept is an antonym for elude.

Nearby Words: elusive, elusion, eluding

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