admit vs receive

admit

verb
  • To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration 

  • To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of). 

  • To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise. 

  • To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to). 

  • To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment. 

  • To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted. 

receive

verb
  • To accept into the mind; to understand. 

  • To be in a position to hit back a service. 

  • To take goods knowing them to be stolen. 

  • To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to. 

  • To incur (an injury). 

  • To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something. 

  • To be in a position to catch a forward pass. 

  • To detect a signal from a transmitter. 

  • To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc. 

noun
  • An operation in which data is received. 

How often have the words admit and receive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )