took in
Deceived or sheltered
Took in covers bringing something or someone inside—literally or figuratively.
You take in a stray cat, take in laundry, take in a movie.
To take in information is to absorb it: She took in everything he said.
To take in a person is to deceive them: The con artist took in dozens of victims.
A tailor takes in a garment by making it smaller.
- adoptedMade legally one's own
- brought homeEmphasized or retrieved
- fooledLed to believe falsely
- observedPerceived through attention
- deceivedMisled into false belief
comprehend · misled · hoodwinked · accommodate · bamboozled · fell for it · stitched up · understand · shelter · hem · shortened · house · assimilate · soaked up · resize · alter · taper · stitch
took inturned away
Refused admission or attention
rejected · expelled · threw out · kicked out · cast out
took inenlightened
Possessing profound insight
undeceived · set straight · disabused · informed · wised up
took inmissed
Failed to reach
overlooked · tuned out · ignored · zoned out · glossed over
took, take, in, taking, taken, takers, intake, intakes, overtook