Emily Dickinson Lexicon

receive (-d, -s, received, receiving), v. [OFr < L. re-, again + capěre, take.] (webplay: admit, believe, blessings, dead, faith, flower, grace, guest, holy, hope, place, seeds, spirit).

1. Get; obtain; gain; procure; attain; achieve.
2. Admit; allow to come in as a guest; grant entrance privileges to; [fig.] permit to enter a royal abode; allow to come into Heaven.
3. Accept; welcome; honor; embrace; enjoy; countenance; partake of willingly.
4. [Fig.] experience; encounter.