receive vs accept

receive and accept both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of receive include take in, take up, hustle, fence, graduate, inherit.

receive (verb)	accept (verb)
convert into sounds or pictures	consider or hold as true
receive a specified treatment (abstract)	react favorably to; consider right and proper
accept as true or valid	tolerate or accommodate oneself to
regard favorably or with disapproval	be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival	give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament	receive willingly something given or offered
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)	admit into a group or community
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)	receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
receive as a retribution or punishment	make use of or accept for some purpose
get something; come into possession of	be designed to hold or take
have or give a reception
experience as a reaction