Accept and Prefer

Accept

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

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

Prefer verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Usage example: most buyers of that vehicle have preferred the model with four-wheel drive

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Accept and prefer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Prefer".

life	accept life	prefer life
people	accept people	prefer people
idea	accept idea	prefer idea
someone	accept someone	prefer someone
Other words: death, way, world, money, food, title, explanation, magic, nothing, side, version.

He would prefer that Equestria function like a normal province instead of like a secluded protectorate, and eternally threatens to force Celestia to accept his technology.

Source: Fanfic / The Equestria Chronicles
Birds of a Feather: The love interests generally prefer player characters who have similar dispositions and alignments to their own—Weaver will only accept your advances if you're more Disciplined than Passionate, Hawkins will only show interest in a Warrior instead of a Diplomat, and so on.

Source: Video Game / Choice of Games
Did he really accept Raven for how she looked, or did he prefer it when she was in her human disguise?

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Film

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