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v. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

metabolize, metabolise

v. produce by metabolism

bolt

v. swallow hastily

gobble, bolt

v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

devour, guttle, raven, pig

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

gulp

v. utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat"

mortify

v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

partake, share, partake in

v. have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"

receive

v. partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

delight, enjoy, revel

v. take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"

sponge

v. soak up with a sponge

get, get under one's skin

v. irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"

drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse

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

v. fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"

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

misinform, mislead

v. give false or misleading information to

accept, take, have

v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

take away

v. take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away from its parents"

take, get hold of

v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

take, get hold of

v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

suck

v. draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"

distract, deflect

v. draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"

let out, widen

v. make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"

emit, give out, give off

v. give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"

radiate

v. issue or emerge in rays or waves; "Heat radiated from the metal box"

abstain, refrain, desist

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

deliver, drive home

v. carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"

repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back

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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