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receive vs undergo

undergo vs receive

receive and undergo both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
receive No No Yes No
undergo No No Yes No
As verbs, undergo is a hypernym of receive; that is, undergo is a word with a broader meaning than receive:
  • receive: go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
  • undergo: go through
receive (verb) undergo (verb)
convert into sounds or pictures go through
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
accept as true or valid
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 undergo

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