1. To be able to take in, as of liquids; SYN. suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up.
2. To become imbued; of liquids, light, or gases, in chemistry.
3. To cause to become one with
4. To engage or engross wholly; SYN. engross, engage, occupy.
5. To suck or take up or in; SYN. take in.
6. To take up, as of debts or payments; SYN. take over.
7. To take up, as of knowledge or beliefs; SYN. assimilate, ingest, take in.
1. To take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; SYN. presume, take for granted.
2. To take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; SYN. adopt, take on, take over.
3. To take control of; take as one's right or possession; SYN. usurp, take over, arrogate.
4. To take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; SYN. acquire, adopt, take on, take.
5. To occupy or take on, as of a position or posture; SYN. take, take up.
6. In Christianity: take up someone's soul into heaven
1. To defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit; SYN. chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey.
2. To deprive somebody of something by deceit; SYN. beat, rip off, sell short.
3. To engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud.
To fascinate; to absorb in attention.
To revert or cause to revert..
To march aggressively into another's territory; SYN. occupy.
1. To adopt, as of ideas; SYN. latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on.
2. To pursue or resume
3. To take up time or space
4. To turn one's interest to; SYN. turn to.