absorb vs receive

receive vs absorb

absorb and receive both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
absorb	No	No	Yes	No
receive	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, receive is a hypernym of absorb; that is, receive is a word with a broader meaning than absorb:

absorb: assimilate or take in
receive: express willingness to have in one's home or environs

Other hypernyms of absorb include invite, take in.

absorb (verb)	receive (verb)
cause to become one with	convert into sounds or pictures
take up mentally	receive a specified treatment (abstract)
consume all of one's attention or time	accept as true or valid
devote (oneself) fully to	regard favorably or with disapproval
take in, also metaphorically	bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
become imbued	partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
assimilate or take in	express willingness to have in one's home or environs
take up, as of debts or payments	register (perceptual input)
suck or take up or in	go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
	receive as a retribution or punishment
	get something; come into possession of
	have or give a reception
	experience as a reaction

Difference between absorb and receive

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