Accept and Honor

Accept

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

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

Honor

Honor verb - Show respect towards.
Usage example: honor your parents!

Accept and honor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Honor".

Both words in one sentence

  • Loved I Not Honor More Instead of becoming a Celibate Hero, heroes who say "loved I not honor more" enter a committed relationship and accept the strain that their role will put on that relationship.
  • He would accept any challenge, no matter what the the odds, only to prove his honor.
  • They listened, and Cosby became the first person to accept a Razzie for this film (but not the first to accept it at the actual awards show, that "honor" belongs to Paul Verhoeven for Showgirls).
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