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take up vs receive

receive vs take up

take up and receive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take up No No Yes No
receive No No Yes No
As verbs, receive is a hypernym of take up; that is, receive is a word with a broader meaning than take up:
  • take up: accept
  • receive: get something; come into possession of
Other hypernyms of take up include have.
take up (verb) receive (verb)
pursue or resume convert into sounds or pictures
return to a previous location or condition receive a specified treatment (abstract)
adopt accept as true or valid
take up as if with a sponge regard favorably or with disapproval
take out or up with or as if with a scoop bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
accept partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
take in, also metaphorically express willingness to have in one's home or environs
take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption register (perceptual input)
occupy or take on go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
take up and practice as one's own receive as a retribution or punishment
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job get something; come into possession of
turn one's interest to have or give a reception
take up time or space experience as a reaction
Difference between take up and receive

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