| Main Entry: | receive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accept delivery of something |
Synonyms: |
accept, acquire, admit, apprehend, appropriate, arrogate, assume, be given, be in receipt of, be informed, be told, catch, collect, come by, come into, cop, corral*, derive, draw, earn, gain, gather, get, get from, get hands on, get hold of, grab, hear, hold, inherit, latch on to, make, obtain, perceive, pick up, pocket, procure, pull, pull down, reap, redeem, secure, seize, snag*, take, take in, take possession, win |
Antonyms: |
deliver, donate, give, offer |
| Main Entry: | receive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure, sustain |
Synonyms: |
be subjected to, bear, encounter, experience, go through, meet with, suffer, undergo |
| Main Entry: | receive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take in guest or member |
Synonyms: |
accept, accommodate, admit, allow entrance, bring in, entertain, greet, host, induct, initiate, install, introduce, invite, let in, let through, make comfortable, make welcome, meet, permit, roll out red carpet, shake hands, show in, take in, usher in, welcome |
Antonyms: |
turn away |
| Main Entry: | receiving |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | taking |
Synonyms: |
accepting, acquiring, bringing in, collecting, drawing, earning, gathering, getting, inheriting, making |
Antonyms: |
awarding, disbursing, giving |
| Concept: | Receiving. |
| Category: | 2. Transfer of Property |
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-nouns
receiving; acquisition; reception (introduction); suscipiency, acceptance, admission., recipient, accipient; assignee, devisee; legatee, legatary; grantee, feoffee, donee, relessee, lessee; receiver., sportulary, stipendiary; beneficiary; pensioner, pensionary; almsman., income (receipt).
-verbs
receive; take; acquire; admit., take in, catch, touch; pocket; put into one's pocket, put into one's purse; accept; take off one's hands., be received; come in, come to hand; pass into one's hand, fall into one's hand; go into one's pocket; fall to one's lot, fall to one's share; come to one, fall to one; accrue; have given to one.
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Antonyms: |
giving |
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| Main Entry: | abide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | submit to, put up with |
Synonyms: |
accept, acknowledge, be big about, bear, bear with, concede, consent, defer, endure, hang in, hang in there, hang tough, live with, put up with, receive, sit tight, stand, stand for, stomach, suffer, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand |
Antonyms: |
despise, dispute, pass, quit, reject, resist, shun |
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow into group |
Synonyms: |
admit, receive, welcome |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
Antonyms: |
blackball, decline, deny, reject |
| Main Entry: | acceptance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement, taking |
Synonyms: |
accepting, acknowledgment, acquiring, admission, approval, assent, compliance, consent, cooperation, gaining, getting, go-ahead, green light, nod, obtaining, okay, permission, receipt, receiving, reception, recognition, securing, taking on, undertaking, yes |
Antonyms: |
disagreement, dissent, refusal |
| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make room, lodging available |
Synonyms: |
board, contain, domicile, entertain, furnish, harbor, hold, house, put up, quarter, receive, rent, shelter, supply, take in, welcome |
Antonyms: |
turn away, turn out |
| Main Entry: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow entry or use |
Synonyms: |
accept, be big on, bless, buy, concede, enter, entertain, give access, give the nod, give thumbs up, grant, harbor, house, initiate, introduce, let, let in, lodge, okay, permit, receive, shelter, sign off on, sign*, suffer, take, take in |
Antonyms: |
debar, deny, dismiss, eject, exclude, expel, oust, refuse, reject, repel, shut |