assume vs receive

receive vs assume

assume and receive both are verbs.

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

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

assume: take up someone's soul into heaven
receive: express willingness to have in one's home or environs

Other hypernyms of assume include invite, take in.

assume (verb)	receive (verb)
put clothing on one's body	convert into sounds or pictures
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	receive a specified treatment (abstract)
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof	accept as true or valid
take up someone's soul into heaven	regard favorably or with disapproval
make a pretence of	bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
occupy or take on	partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession	express willingness to have in one's home or environs
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person	register (perceptual input)
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities	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 assume and receive

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