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horripilate vs receive

receive vs horripilate

horripilate and receive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
horripilate No No Yes No
receive No No Yes No
As verbs, receive is a hypernym of horripilate; that is, receive is a word with a broader meaning than horripilate:
  • horripilate: have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps
  • receive: go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
Other hypernyms of horripilate include experience, get, have.
horripilate (verb) receive (verb)
cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps convert into sounds or pictures
have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps 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 horripilate and receive

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