Definition of receive

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Receive (v. t.) Hence: To gain the knowledge of; to take into the mind by assent to; to give admission to; to accept, as an opinion, notion, etc.; to embrace..

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Sternsman :: Sternpost (n.) A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel..
Return :: Return (n.) The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc..
Transmitter :: Transmitter (n.) One who, or that which, transmits; specifically, that portion of a telegraphic or telephonic instrument by means of which a message is sent; -- opposed to receiver..
Late :: Late (v.) Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the late rains; we have received late intelligence..
Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To take from a box or wheel, as a lottery ticket; to receive from a lottery by the drawing out of the numbers for prizes or blanks; hence, to obtain by good fortune; to win; to gain; as, he drew a prize..
Tolerable :: Tolerable (a.) Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation..
Gudgeon :: Gudgeon (n.) A metal eye or socket attached to the sternpost to receive the pintle of the rudder.
Mail :: Mail (n.) That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office..
Fonge :: Fonge (v. t.) To take; to receive.
Receive :: Receive (v. t.) To bat back (the ball) when served.
Harbor :: Harbor (n.) To afford lodging to; to enter as guest; to receive; to give a refuge to; indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought)..
Heir :: Heir (n.) One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues..
Resetter :: Resetter (n.) One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or criminal..
Cabesse :: Cabesse (n.) The finest kind of silk received from India.
Bulletin :: Bulletin (n.) Any public notice or announcement, especially of news recently received..
Buffer :: Buffer (n.) A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which receives the blow; -- sometimes called buffing apparatus..
Quadruple :: Quadruple (n.) four times the sum or number; a fourfold amount; as, to receive to quadruple of the amount in damages..
Confess :: Confess (v. t.) To hear or receive such confession; -- said of a priest.
Bo Tree :: Bo tree () The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha..
Ingratitude :: Ingratitude (n.) Want of gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of, or ill return for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness; ungratefulness..
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