Accept and Settle

Accept

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

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

Settle verb - Accept despite lack of complete satisfaction.

Usage example: We settled for a lower price

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Accept and settle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Settle".

Nearby Words: settled, settlement, settling, settler, settlor

people	accept people	settle people
relationship	accept relationship	settle relationship
fate	accept fate	settle fate
situation	accept situation	settle situation
Other words: way, world, nothing.

Kanako then become the God-Queen of Moriya, but the humans and Curse Gods didn't accept her, so she had to settle for joint-rulership with Suwako.

Source: God Emperor
Hogfather makes passing mention of a variant; apparently it's not unheard of for the Guild of Assassins to accept contracts from zombies with a score to settle.

Source: Whodunnit to Me?
Neither side could accept the terms the other was willing to offer—Jiang could not settle for anything less than a white peace with Japan, who couldn't accept anything less than an indemnity or reparations.

Source: World War II / Prelude To War

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