Accept and Say

Accept

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

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

Say verb - To take as true or as a fact without actual proof.

Usage example: let's say, for the sake of argument, that this is true

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Accept and say are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Say".

Nearby Word: saying

people	accept people	say people
word	accept word	say word
truth	accept truth	say truth
someone	accept someone	say someone
Other words: destiny, death, way, world, title, nothing.

This seems to be a pretty solid way to say "He's gone, accept it." (But, really, who are the creators to say what is and isn't canon?)

Source: Discontinuity / Anime and Manga
We'd say 'accept no substitutes', but Flonne would want you to be accepting of others.

Source: Characters / Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Shout-Out: The override to make Shalmaneser accept invalid data is to say "I say it three times, it must be true".

Source: Literature / Stand on Zanzibar

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