In English they can, in fact, be used, at times, interchangeably!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept

Accept: to give admittance

Why is every argument against any level of immigration that the people of Japan are unchangeably xenophobic? Japan is bringing in more immigrants than ever: https://soranews24.com/2025/08/13/foreign-population-in-japa...