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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Receive \Re*ceive"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]v"), v. i.
1. To receive visitors; to be at home to receive calls; as,
she receives on Tuesdays.
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2. (Lawn Tennis) To return, or bat back, the ball when
served; as, it is your turn to receive.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Receive \Re*ceive"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Received (r[-e]*s[=e]vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Receiving.]
[OF. receveir, recevoir, F. recevoir, fr. L. recipere; pref.
re- re- + capere to take, seize. See Capable, Heave, and
cf. Receipt, Reception, Recipe.]
1. To take, as something that is offered, given, committed,
sent, paid, or the like; to accept; as, to receive money
offered in payment of a debt; to receive a gift, a
message, or a letter.
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Receyven all in gree that God us sent. --Chaucer.
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2. Hence: To gain the knowledge of; to take into the mind by
assent to; to give admission to; to accept, as an opinion,
notion, etc.; to embrace.
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Our hearts receive your warnings. --Shak.
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The idea of solidity we receive by our touch.
--Locke.
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3. To allow, as a custom, tradition, or the like; to give
credence or acceptance to.
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Many other things there be which they have received
to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots. --Mark
vii. 4.
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4. To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's
house, presence, company, and the like; as, to receive a
lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc.
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They kindled a fire, and received us every one.
--Acts xxviii.
2.
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5. To admit; to take in; to hold; to contain; to have
capacity for; to be able to take in.
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The brazen altar that was before the Lord was too
little to receive the burnt offerings. --1 Kings
viii. 64.
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6. To be affected by something; to suffer; to be subjected
to; as, to receive pleasure or pain; to receive a wound or
a blow; to receive damage.
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Against his will he can receive no harm. --Milton.
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7. To take from a thief, as goods known to be stolen.
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8. (Lawn Tennis) To bat back (the ball) when served.
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Receiving ship, one on board of which newly recruited
sailors are received, and kept till drafted for service.
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Syn: To accept; take; allow; hold; retain; admit.

Usage: Receive, Accept. To receive describes simply the
act of taking. To accept denotes the taking with
approval, or for the purposes for which a thing is
offered. Thus, we receive a letter when it comes to
hand; we receive news when it reaches us; we accept a
present when it is offered; we accept an invitation to
dine with a friend.
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Who, if we knew
What we receive, would either not accept
Life offered, or soon beg to lay it down.
--Milton.
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WordNet Receive
v 1: get something; come into possession of; "receive payment";
"receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" [syn:
have]
2: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of
civilization do not find expression or receive an
interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I
got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: get,
find, obtain, incur]
3: recieve (perceptual input); "pick up a signal" [syn: {pick
up}]
4: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea";
"experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange
sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The
fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a
feeling" [syn: experience, have, get, undergo]
5: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
community warmly received the refugees" [syn: take in, invite]
6: accept as true or valid; "He received Christ"
7: bid welcome to; greet upon arrival [syn: welcome] [ant: {say
farewell}]
8: convert into sounds or pictures; "receive the incoming radio
signals"
9: experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much
opposition" [syn: meet, encounter]
10: have or give a reception; "The lady is receiving Sunday
morning"
11: receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in
prison" [syn: get]
12: partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
13: regard favorably or with disapproval; "Her new collection of
poems was not well received"

Moby Dictionary
abide by , accede , accept , accept for gospel , accept implicitly ,
acclaim , acknowledge receipt of , acquiesce , acquiesce in , acquire ,
admit , agree , agree to , agree with , applaud , ascertain , assent ,
assimilate , assume , be certain , be paid , be subjected to , be told ,
bear , believe , believe without reservation , buy , catch up , cheer ,
claim , clap hands on , clasp , claw , clear , clench , clinch , clutch ,
collect , come by , come in for , come into , complete , comply ,
comprehend , comprise , consent , contain , count in , cover , credit ,
derive , derive from , drag down , drain off , draw , draw from ,
draw off , earn , embody , embrace , encircle , enclose , encompass ,
endure , envisage , experience , fill , fill in , fill out , find out ,
gain , gather , get , get hold of , give an entree , give faith to ,
give the nod , glom on to , grab , grab hold of , grapple , grasp ,
greet , grip , gripe , gross , hail , have , have coming in , hear , hold ,
hold with , home on , hug , identify , immit , in toto , include ,
incorporate , inherit , intromit , lay hands on , lay hold of , learn ,
let in , loot , make , map , mark paid , meet , meet with , nail , net ,
nip , nip up , nod , nod assent , number among , obtain , occupy , palm ,
partake , pick up , pillage , pinpoint , pocket , possess , profit ,
pull down , put faith in , receipt , reckon among , reckon in ,
reckon with , scan , secure , seize , set store by , snap up , snatch ,
spot , steal , subscribe to , suffer , sustain , swallow , sweep , take ,
take by assault , take by storm , take for granted , take hold of ,
take in , take into account , take into consideration ,
take kindly to , take on , take on faith , take on trust , take over ,
take possession , take stock in , take up , throw open to , trigger ,
trust , tune in , undergo , vote for , welcome , whip up , yes ,
yield assent