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fete vs receive

receive vs fete

fete is a noun but receive is not a noun.

fete and receive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fete Yes No Yes No
receive No No Yes No
As verbs, receive is a hyponym of fete; that is, receive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fete:
  • fete: have a celebration
  • receive: have or give a reception
fete (noun) receive (noun)
an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
an elaborate party (often outdoors)
fete (verb) receive (verb)
have a celebration convert into sounds or pictures
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
accept as true or valid
regard favorably or with disapproval
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
express willingness to have in one's home or environs
register (perceptual input)
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 fete and receive

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