Accept
Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.
Participate and accept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Participate" instead a verb "Accept".
Participate
Participate verb - To take a share or part.
Usage example: eager to participate in the city's cultural life
Accept and participate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Participate".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The player can accept missions from either government to participate in these raids.
Source: Big Badass Battle Sequence -
As such, when Aang uses this answer to explain his traditions to Toph, she can't accept it and doesn't participate in them.
Source: Because I Said So -
Ryouko spends the birthday proper in Asami's hospital room before deciding to accept an offer from the previous day to participate in a covert ops mission, so her lover and also her mother could be safe from her assassins.
Source: Fan Fic / To the Stars
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