Accept and Handle

Accept

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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Handle and accept are semantically related. in take on topic. In some cases you can use "Handle" instead a verb "Accept".

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

Usage example: I can't handle much more of this foul weather

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Accept and handle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Handle".

Nearby Words: hand, handled, handling, handler, handhold

power	accept power	handle power
life	accept life	handle life
people	accept people	handle people
responsibility	accept responsibility	handle responsibility
Other words: idea, job, truth, death, situation, fact, way, world, money, punishment, feelings, powers.

Summary: Wally doesn't accept magic because that would mean accepting that he's half-fae, and he can't handle that.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Young Justice
Though Delenn tried to handle the situation with grace, and Lennier tried to accept it, it didn't end well for him.

Source: Ignored Enamored Underling
How many times has she learned to accept being a girl, accept that the Tao is always right, accept that she has to kill sometimes, accept...She HAS learned how to handle romance, though.

Source: Aesop Amnesia

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