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English word receive comes from Latin capio (I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.), Latin re-

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capio (Latin)

I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.

re- (Latin)

Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards.

recipio (Latin)

(by extension, of a city) I recapture.. I receive. I take back (i.e., regain possession of something).. I take upon myself, undertake, accept (esp. when done as a duty or under an obligation. Cf. suscipiō).

recevoir (Old French)

To receive.

receiven (Middle English)

receive (English)

(telecommunications) An operation in which data is received. (American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.. (sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.. (telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.. (tennis, badminton, squash) To be in a position to hit back a service.. (transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to [...]

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