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(verb) make (clothes) smaller
"Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"
(verb) take into one's family
"They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
synonyms : adopt
(verb) take up mentally
"he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
synonyms : absorb , assimilate , ingest
(verb) fool or hoax
"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone", "You can't fool me!"
synonyms : befool , cod , dupe , fool , gull , put on , put one across , put one over , slang
(verb) serve oneself to, or consume regularly
"Have another bowl of chicken soup!", "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
synonyms : consume , have , ingest , take
(verb) take up as if with a sponge
synonyms : sop up , suck in , take up
(verb) fold up
"take in the sails"
synonyms : gather in
(verb) express willingness to have in one's home or environs
"The community warmly received the refugees"
synonyms : invite , receive
(verb) take in, also metaphorically
"The sponge absorbs water well", "She drew strength from the minister's words"
synonyms : absorb , draw , imbibe , soak up , sop up , suck , suck up , take up
(verb) accept
"The cloth takes up the liquid"
synonyms : take up
(verb) see or watch
"view a show on television", "This program will be seen all over the world", "view an exhibition", "Catch a show on Broadway", "see a movie"
synonyms : catch , see , view , watch
(verb) hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
"We overheard the conversation at the next table"
synonyms : catch , overhear
(verb) call for and obtain payment of
"we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts", "he collected the rent"
synonyms : collect
(verb) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
"How much do you make a month in your new job?", "She earns a lot in her new job", "this merger brought in lots of money", "He clears $5,000 each month"
synonyms : bring in , clear , earn , gain , make , pull in , realise , realize
(verb) visit for entertainment
"take in the sights"
(verb) provide with shelter
(verb) suck or take up or in
"A black star absorbs all matter"
synonyms : absorb

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