the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > receive [verb (transitive)] > receive or accept as or into some relation > a person (2)
transitive. To take or accept (a person) in some capacity or relationship. With as (also †for, †to, †to be) or with simple predicate.
transitive (formerly (17th–18th centuries) also †intransitive with of (obsolete)). To receive (a person) with favour or approval, esp. to take up a…