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Verbs (12)
imbibe
v. receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"
assimilate
v. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
drink, take in liquids
v. take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
draw, suck, take in, take up, absorb, suck up, sop up, soak up
v. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
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Fuzzynyms (19)
sponge
v. soak up with a sponge
arrest, catch, get
v. attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
soak, souse, sop, drench, douse, dowse, imbrue
v. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
soak
v. submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"
soak, imbue, saturate
v. lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid
sop
v. dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"
sop
v. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
sop, become soaked
v. be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
Synonyms (7)
deflect, draw away, distract
v. draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
pull, pull in, draw in, attract
v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
Antonyms (4)
push back, repulse, force back, repel
v. cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
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