In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RECEIVE
receive
(verb) convert into sounds or pictures; “receive the incoming radio signals”
receive, get, find, obtain, incur
(verb) receive a specified treatment (abstract); “These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”; “His movie received a good review”; “I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions”
receive
(verb) regard favorably or with disapproval; “Her new collection of poems was not well received”
receive
(verb) accept as true or valid; “He received Christ”
welcome, receive
(verb) bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
receive
(verb) partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
receive, take in, invite
(verb) express willingness to have in one’s home or environs; “The community warmly received the refugees”
experience, receive, have, get
(verb) go through (mental or physical states or experiences); “get an idea”; “experience vertigo”; “get nauseous”; “receive injuries”; “have a feeling”
receive, have
(verb) get something; come into possession of; “receive payment”; “receive a gift”; “receive letters from the front”
receive
(verb) have or give a reception; “The lady is receiving Sunday morning”
meet, encounter, receive
(verb) experience as a reaction; “My proposal met with much opposition”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
receive (third-person singular simple present receives, present participle receiving, simple past and past participle received)
To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.
(law) To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
To incur (an injury).
To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to.
(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.
(transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to understand.
Noun
receive (plural receives)
(telecommunications) An operation in which data is received.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*ceive", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Received; p. pr. & vb. n. Receiving.] Etym: [OF. receiver, recevoir, F. recevoir, fr. L. recipere; pref. re- re- + capere to take, seize. See See Capable, Heave, and cf. Receipt, Reception, Recipe.]
1. To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, or the like; to accept; as, to receive money offered in payment of a debt; to receive a gift, a message, or a letter. Receyven all in gree that God us sent. Chaucer.
2. 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. Our hearts receive your warnings. Shak. The idea of solidity we receives by our touch. Locke.
3. To allow, as a custom, tradition, or the like; to give credence or acceptance to. Many other things there be which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots. Mark vii. 4.
4. To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, and the like; as, to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc. They kindled a fire, and received us every one. Acts xxviii. 2.
5. To admit; to take in; to hold; to contain; to have capacity fro; to be able to take in. The brazen altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive the burnt offerings. 1 Kings viii. 64.
6. To be affected by something; to suffer; to be subjected to; as, to receive pleasure or pain; to receive a wound or a blow; to receive damage. Against his will he can receive no harm. Milton.
7. To take from a thief, as goods known to be stolen.
8. (Lawn Tennis)
Definition: To bat back (the ball) when served. Receiving ship, one on board of which newly recruited sailors are received, and kept till drafted for service.
Syn.
– To accept; take; allow; hold; retain; admit.
– Receive, Accept. To receive describes simply the act of taking. To accept denotes the taking with approval, or for the purposes for which a thing is offered. Thus, we receive a letter when it comes to hand; we receive news when it reaches us; we accept a present when it is offered; we accept an invitation to dine with a friend. Who, if we knew What we receive, would either not accept Life offered, or soon beg to lay it down. Milton.
Re*ceive", v. i.
1. To receive visitors; to be at home to receive calls; as, she receives on Tuesdays.
2. (Lawn Tennis)
Definition: To return, or bat back, the ball when served; as, it is your turn to receive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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