Accept
Accept verb - To regard as right or true.
Usage example: refused to accept that her friend had said those mean things
Understand is a synonym for accept in perceive topic. In some cases you can use "Understand" instead a verb "Accept", when it comes to topics like interpretation, give credence to.
Understand
Understand verb - To form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information.
Accept is a synonym for understand in appreciate topic. You can use "Accept" instead a verb "Understand", if it concerns topics such as think, perceive, interpretation, give credence to.
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Sadly, Colin never gets the chance to fully understand or accept this before he is violently murdered.
Source: Film / Romeo Must Die -
No Social Skills: Batman fits this trope judging by his inability to understand or accept the League being mad at him over his secret contingency plans.
- Please Wake Up: The living character (usually a young child or someone in a state of shock) can't accept or understand the fact that someone has just died.
Source: Trope Distinctions / D to F
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