What is the meaning of the word "accept"?

Definitions:

to admit into a group or community verb
- Our university accepts students for graduate study in philosophy.
to be designed to hold or take verb
- The shelves are desiged to accept the heavy drawers.
to be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal verb
- The cow accepted the bull.
to consider or hold as true verb
- I cannot accept the dogma of this church.
to give an affirmative reply to verb
- I accepted the offer right there on the spot.
to react favorably to verb
- I accepted the offer.
to receive officially, as a report from a committee verb
- The council accepted my document on how to improve attendance.
to receive willingly something given or offered verb
- I accept your apology.
to take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person verb
- I'll accept the charges.
to tolerate or accommodate oneself to verb
- I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions.