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      receive
      noun
      (telecommunications) An operation in which data is received.
      verb
      (transitive) To be given, sent, or paid something.
      (transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to understand.
      (transitive) To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
      To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
      (transitive) To incur (an injury).
      (telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.
      (sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.
      (tennis, badminton, squash) To be in a position to hit back a service.
      (American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.
      (law) To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
      (transitive, dated) To take, as something that is offered; to accept.
      Roots
      rere- · Latin · backcapio-ceive · Latin · take, seize
      Synonyms for receive
      getvobtainvacceptvwelcomeadjhavevearnvreceiptnacquirevcollectvpartakev
      Words related to receive
      recipiencennonreceiptincurvinvitevbestowvsendsvimpetratevrecipientngivevregiveadjawardedvgottenvdeservevgotvofferndelivervfindvtransmitvungottenvprovidevbestowalngivennmissendsubmitvacceptantadjoutearnsentnawardingnvouchsafementngrantn

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      Where does receive come from?

      The word receive breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -ceive, from Latin capio (“take, seize”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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