receive vs take up

take up vs receive

receive and take up both are verbs.

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

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

receive: get something; come into possession of
take up: accept

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

receive (verb)	take up (verb)
convert into sounds or pictures	pursue or resume
receive a specified treatment (abstract)	return to a previous location or condition
accept as true or valid	adopt
regard favorably or with disapproval	take up as if with a sponge
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival	take out or up with or as if with a scoop
partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament	accept
express willingness to have in one's home or environs	take in, also metaphorically
register (perceptual input)	take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)	occupy or take on
receive as a retribution or punishment	take up and practice as one's own
get something; come into possession of	begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
have or give a reception	turn one's interest to
experience as a reaction	take up time or space

Difference between receive and take up

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