Swallow
Swallow verb - To take into the stomach through the mouth and throat.
To accept and swallow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "To accept" instead a verb "Swallow".
Nearby Words: swallowed, swallowing
To accept
Both terms in one sentence
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Pride: She knows she's talented, but by "Wonderbolt Academy", she has matured enough to swallow it to accept an inferior position assigned by her superiors.
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By the episode "Wonderbolt Academy", she has grown enough to swallow that pride to accept an inferior assignment.
Source: Pride -
Contrived Coincidence: One or two masters, it's easy to accept, but having almost every major master of the Chinese Warrior Arts flee to Chicago in America is just a bit too much to swallow.
Source: Manhua / Chinese Hero
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To accept and Swallow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/swallow/to_accept
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