reception vs receive

reception is a noun but receive is not a noun.

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

reception (noun)	receive (noun)
the act of receiving
(American football) the act of catching a pass in football
quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
the manner in which something is greeted
a formal party of people; as after a wedding

reception (verb)	receive (verb)
	convert into sounds or pictures
	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