receive vs welcome

receive is not a noun while welcome is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
receive	No	No	Yes	No
welcome	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, receive and welcome are synonyms defined as:

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

Other hyponyms of receive include absorb, see, assume, induct.

receive (noun)	welcome (noun)
	a greeting or reception
	the state of being welcome

receive (adjective)	welcome (adjective)
	giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted

receive (verb)	welcome (verb)
convert into sounds or pictures	bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
receive a specified treatment (abstract)	receive someone, as into one's house
accept as true or valid	accept gladly
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