receive vs absorb

absorb vs receive

receive and absorb both are verbs.

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

As verbs, absorb is a hyponym of receive; that is, absorb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than receive:

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

Other hyponyms of receive include welcome, see, assume, induct.

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

Difference between receive and absorb

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