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receive vs celebrate

celebrate vs receive

receive and celebrate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
receive No No Yes No
celebrate No No Yes No
As verbs, celebrate is a hypernym of receive; that is, celebrate is a word with a broader meaning than receive:
  • receive: have or give a reception
  • celebrate: have a celebration
Other hypernyms of receive include fete.
receive (verb) celebrate (verb)
convert into sounds or pictures have a celebration
receive a specified treatment (abstract) behave as expected during of holidays or rites
accept as true or valid assign great social importance to
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 receive and celebrate

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