receive vs assume

assume vs receive

receive and assume both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

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

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