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[teyk-in] 
| Main Entry: |
take in
[teyk-in]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive, fool |
| Synonyms: | beguile, betray, bilk, bluff, cheat, con, defraud, delude, do*, double-cross, dupe, flimflam, four-flush, gull, hoodwink, lie, mislead, pull wool over eyes, swindle, trick |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | absorb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically take in a liquid |
| Synonyms: | blot, consume, devour, drink in, imbibe, ingest, ingurgitate, osmose, soak up, sop up, sponge up, suck in, swallow, take in |
| Antonyms: | disperse, dissipate, eject, emit, exude, spew, vomit |
| Main Entry: | absorb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mentally take in information |
| Synonyms: | assimilate, comprehend, digest, follow, get, get into, grasp, incorporate, latch onto, learn, sense, soak up, take in, understand |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, not get |
| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make room, lodging available |
| Synonyms: | board, contain, domicile, entertain, furnish, harbor, hold, house, put up, quarter, receive, rent, shelter, supply, take in, welcome |
| Antonyms: | turn away, turn out |
| Main Entry: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow entry or use |
| Synonyms: | accept, be big on, bless, buy, concede, enter, entertain, give access, give the nod, give thumbs up, grant, harbor, house, initiate, introduce, let, let in, lodge, okay, permit, receive, shelter, sign off on, sign*, suffer, take, take in |
| Notes: | with admit, the acknowledgment of something being true applies to one's own sphere of conduct, whereas with concede the acknowledgment applies to another's; admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications |
| Antonyms: | debar, deny, dismiss, eject, exclude, expel, oust, refuse, reject, repel, shut |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adopt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | legally care for another's child |
| Synonyms: | choose, foster, naturalize, pick, raise, select, take in |
| Main Entry: | apprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch and arrest |
| Synonyms: | bag*, bust, capture, collar, cop, grab, nab, nail, place under arrest, run in, seize, take in, take into custody, take prisoner |
| Antonyms: | lose, not catch |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take into authorized custody |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, bag*, book, brace*, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop*, gaff, get*, glom, grab*, hook*, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick*, nab, nail, net*, nick, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, pull*, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, round up, roust, run in, secure*, seize*, sidetrack, snag*, tab, tag*, take in, take prisoner, toss in jail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assimilate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | absorb mentally |
| Synonyms: | comprehend, digest, grasp, incorporate, ingest, learn, osmose, sense, soak up, take in, take up, understand |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, reject, unlearn |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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