receive vs welcome

receive

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

  • 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 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. 

welcome

verb
  • To accept something willingly or gladly. 

  • To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!". 

noun
  • The utterance of such a greeting. 

  • The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception. 

  • Kind reception of a guest or newcomer. 

  • The state of being a welcome guest. 

adj
  • Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company. 

  • Producing gladness. 

  • Free to have or enjoy gratuitously. 

intj
  • Greeting given upon someone's arrival. 

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