swallow
verb [T] (ACCEPT) /ˈswɒl.əʊ/
/ˈswɑː.loʊ/ informalDefinition
C2 to accept something without question or without expressing disagreement: Not surprisingly, this excuse was too much for them to swallow. He swallowed her story whole. She swallowed his sales pitch hook, line, and sinker (= believed it completely).BelievingAccepting and agreeing reluctantlyAccepting and agreeingApproving and approval
(Definition of swallow verb (ACCEPT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acceptance noun
- acquiesce verb
- bend to sth phrasal verb
- capitulate verb
- cave in phrasal verb (AGREE)
- concede verb (GIVE AWAY)
- condescend verb
- defer to sb/sth phrasal verb
- let verb (ALLOW)
- meet sb halfway idiom
- not take sth lying down idiom
- philosophical adjective
- reconcile yourself to sth phrasal verb
- relent verb
- resignation noun (ACCEPTING)
- resort to sth phrasal verb
- submit verb (ALLOW)
- surrender verb (ACCEPT DEFEAT)
- tolerate verb (ACCEPT)
- trade sth off phrasal verb
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