absorb+take+in
11take in — verb 1. provide with shelter (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑house, ↑put up, ↑domiciliate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. fool or hoax (Freq. 2) …
12take up — verb 1. pursue or resume (Freq. 9) take up a matter for consideration • Hypernyms: ↑embark, ↑enter • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. adopt (Freq. 5) …
13take — takable, takeable, adj. taker, n. /tayk/, v., took, taken, taking, n. v.t. 1. to get into one s hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write. 2. to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a book …
14absorb */*/ — UK [əbˈzɔː(r)b] / US [əbˈsɔrb] / US [əbˈzɔrb] verb [transitive] Word forms absorb : present tense I/you/we/they absorb he/she/it absorbs present participle absorbing past tense absorbed past participle absorbed 1) a) to take in a gas, liquid, or… …
15absorb — ab|sorb [ əb sɔrb, əb zɔrb ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 take in gas/heat etc. ▸ 2 make something part of something else ▸ 3 learn new information ▸ 4 reduce harmful effects ▸ 5 hold attention ▸ 6 use a lot of something 1. ) to take in a gas, liquid,… …
16absorb — absorbable, adj. absorbability n. /ab sawrb , zawrb /, v.t. 1. to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water. 2. to swallow up the identity or individuality of; incorporate: The empire absorbed many small nations. 3. to… …
17absorb — ab•sorb [[t]æbˈsɔrb, ˈzɔrb[/t]] v. t. 1) to suck up (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water[/ex] 2) to take in and assimilate; incorporate: The empire absorbed many nations[/ex] 3) to involve the full attention of; engross: This book will… …
18take — [[t]teɪk[/t]] v. took, tak•en, tak•ing, n. 1) to get into one s hands or possession by voluntary action: Take the book, please[/ex] 2) to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a child by the hand[/ex] 3) to get into one s possession or control by force… …
19take — v 1. acquire, secure, get, obtain, gain, procure, come by, Sl. cop; catch, seize, capture; hold, grasp, grip, clasp, embrace; garner, harvest, gather, glean; reach, attain, achieve, win; receive, accept, react or respond to; have, possess,… …
20take over — verb 1. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one s right or possession (Freq. 12) He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town he usurped my rights She seized control of the throne after… …
