receive vs take in

receive and take in both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
receive	No	No	Yes	No
take in	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, receive and take in are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of receive include invite.

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

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

receive (verb)	take in (verb)
convert into sounds or pictures	make (clothes) smaller
receive a specified treatment (abstract)	take into one's family
accept as true or valid	take up mentally
regard favorably or with disapproval	fool or hoax
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament	take up as if with a sponge
express willingness to have in one's home or environs	fold up
register (perceptual input)	express willingness to have in one's home or environs
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)	accept
receive as a retribution or punishment	take in, also metaphorically
get something; come into possession of	hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
have or give a reception	see or watch
experience as a reaction	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
	call for and obtain payment of
	visit for entertainment
	provide with shelter
	suck or take up or in