take in
Shelter or fool
Take in centers on bringing something inside or making it part of yourself.
You take in a stray cat, take in a boarder, take in the sights.
Clothing taken in is altered to fit more snugly.
To take in information is to absorb or understand it: It took me a moment to take in what she was saying.
But to take someone in is to deceive them—they've let something false inside their defenses: Don't be taken in by his charm.
Perceive with eyes
- viewWhat's seen from somewhere
- surveySystematic data collection
- beholdTo see, often reverently
- gazeFixed, intent look
witness · spectacle · scenery · panorama · vista · sightsee · admire · absorb
Saturate with liquid
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- imbibeTo consume liquid
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- permeateSpread through entirely
infuse · saturate · seep · osmosis · digest · ingest · engulf · incorporate
Seize or understand
- understandGrasp the meaning
- absorbTake in fully
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- processSteps toward a result
register · appreciate · fathom · perceive · discern · apprehend · cognize · realize
Unwise, gullible person
hoodwink · bamboozle · swindle · defraud · sucker · gullible · ruse · sham
see
Perceive with eyes
gaze · witness · spectacle · scenery · panorama · vista · sightsee · admire · absorb · scan
soak
Saturate with liquid
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- imbibeTo consume liquid
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
permeate · infuse · saturate · seep · osmosis · digest · ingest · engulf · incorporate · drench
grasp
Seize or understand
- understandGrasp the meaning
- absorbTake in fully
- digestMetabolize or summarize
process · register · appreciate · fathom · perceive · discern · apprehend · cognize · realize · follow
fool
Unwise, gullible person
mislead · hoodwink · bamboozle · swindle · defraud · sucker · gullible · ruse · sham · scam
house
Residential building
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
- accommodateProvide for or adjust
refuge · sanctuary · asylum · haven · foster · adopt · boarder · guest · homeless · stray
hem
Folded garment edge
tailor · seamstress · alteration · fitting · waist · seam · darts · resize · narrow · cinch
take inmiss
Fail to reach
overlook · tune out · misunderstand · zone out · ignore
take inundeceive
Correct a false belief
enlighten · see through · disabuse · catch on to · set straight
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