receive vs seize

receive

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

  • 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 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. 

seize

verb
  • To take possession of (by force, law etc.). 

  • To have a seizure. 

  • To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance). 

  • Of chocolate: to change suddenly from a fluid to an undesirably hard and gritty texture. 

  • To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. 

  • To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up. 

  • (with of) To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court). 

  • To submit for consideration to a deliberative body. 

  • To have a sudden and powerful effect upon. 

  • To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon). 

  • To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line. 

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