receive

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(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To take into one's charge]

Syn. accept, be given, admit, take, get, obtain, gain, inherit, acquire, gather up, collect, reap, procure, derive, appropriate, seize, take possession, redeem, pocket, pick up, hold, come by, earn, take in, assume, draw, arrogate, win, secure, come into*, come in for*, catch*, corral*; see also obtain 1 .

Ant. discard*, give, refuse.

2. [To endure]

Syn. undergo, experience, suffer; see endure 2 .

3. [To support]

Syn. bear, sustain, prop; see support 1 .

4. [To make welcome]

Syn. accommodate, greet, initiate, induct, install, make welcome, shake hands with, admit, permit, welcome, welcome home, accept, entertain, host, invite in, let in, show in, bring in, usher in, let through, make comfortable, be at home to, bring as a guest into, introduce, give a party, give access to, allow entrance to, roll out the red carpet for, give the red-carpet treatment to, put out the welcome mat for, greet with open arms; see also entertain 2 , greet .

Ant. visit*, be a guest, call.

Syn.- receive means to get by having something given, told, or imposed, and may or may not imply the consent of the recipient [ to receive a gift, to receive a blow ] ; accept means to receive willingly or favorably, but it sometimes connotes acquiescence rather than explicit approval [ he was accepted as a member, to accept the inevitable ] ; admit stresses permission or concession on the part of the one that receives [ I will not admit them to my home ] ; take , in this connection, means to accept something offered or presented [ we can't take money from you ]

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. get take possession, acquire, collect, be given, obtain, pocket, gain, come by, inherit.

2. experience undergo, encounter, suffer, endure, bear, sustain, meet with.

3. take in visitors accommodate, greet, admit, accept, welcome, host, entertain.

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To admit to one's possession, presence, or awareness: accept, have, take. See ACCEPT. 2. To allow admittance, as to a group: accept, admit, take in. See ACCEPT.