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    ac·cept·ance
    [əkˈsept(ə)ns]
    noun
    acceptance (noun) · acceptances (plural noun)
    1. the action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered:
      "charges involving the acceptance of bribes" · "an acceptance speech" · "he had an acceptance from the magazine"
      • a draft or bill that is accepted by being signed:
        "a banker's acceptance"
    2. the action or process of being received as adequate or suitable, typically to be admitted into a group:
      "you must wait for acceptance into the club"
    3. agreement with or belief in an idea, opinion, or explanation:
      "acceptance of the teaching of the Church"
      Similar:
      credence (in)
      belief (in)
      trust (in)
      confidence (in)
      faith (in)
      reliance (on)
      dependence (on)
    Origin
    mid 16th century: from Old French, from accepter (see accept).
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    Accept, on the other hand, is often used in situations in which something is acquired. Here’s an example of accept and except used correctly in the same sentence. Example: I usually accept your excuses, except this time I know they’re not true.
    1. to take or receive (something offered). 2. to receive with approval or favor: to accept a proposal. 3. to receive or admit as adequate or satisfactory: to accept an apology. 4. to respond or answer affirmatively to: to accept an invitation. 5. to undertake the duties, responsibilities, or honors of: to accept the office of president.
    ACCEPTS is meant to escape your present distressing situation for a moment so that you can return to it with a better mindset, meaning in Wise Mind. Taking a moment can kick you out of Emotional Mind or even Rational Mind and help you find that Middle Path. Throw yourself into an activity to take your mind off your situation.
    In dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), distress tolerance refers to a set of skills for coping with uncomfortable emotions. One such skill is represented by the acronym “ACCEPTS.” ACCEPTS outlines strategies for distracting oneself from distressing emotions, giving them time to lessen in intensity, or fade away.