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receive vs touch

touch vs receive

receive is not a noun while touch is a noun.

receive and touch both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
receive No No Yes No
touch Yes No Yes No
As verbs, touch is a hypernym of receive; that is, touch is a word with a broader meaning than receive:
  • receive: partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
  • touch: consume
Other hypernyms of receive include partake.
receive (noun) touch (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
the feel of mechanical action
a distinguishing style
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
deftness in handling matters
the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
a suggestion of some quality
a communicative interaction
the event of something coming in contact with the body
a slight but appreciable amount
a slight attack of illness
receive (verb) touch (verb)
convert into sounds or pictures have an effect upon
receive a specified treatment (abstract) color lightly
accept as true or valid comprehend
regard favorably or with disapproval make a more or less disguised reference to
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival consume
partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament make physical contact with, come in contact with
express willingness to have in one's home or environs be in direct physical contact with; make contact
register (perceptual input) tamper with
go through (mental or physical states or experiences) cause to be in brief contact with
receive as a retribution or punishment affect emotionally
get something; come into possession of perceive via the tactile sense
have or give a reception deal with; usually used with a form of negation
experience as a reaction be relevant to
to extend as far as
be equal to in quality or ability
Difference between receive and touch

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