Accept and Exclude

Accept

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

Exclude is an antonym for accept.

Exclude

Exclude verb - To prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of.
Usage example: the revelation that the candidate had once belonged to a country club that excluded minorities

Accept is an antonym for exclude in topics: omit, keep out, expel.

Nearby Words: exclusion, excluding, excluder, excludable

Common collocations

people accept people exclude people
someone accept someone exclude someone
death accept death exclude death
possibility accept possibility exclude possibility
Other words: fact, cards, magic, anyone, powers.

Both words in one sentence

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