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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. take in, also metaphorically;
- Example: "The sponge absorbs water well"
- Example: "She drew strength from the minister's words"
[syn: absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up]

2. devote (oneself) fully to;
- Example: "He immersed himself into his studies"
[syn: steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

soak up
    v 1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
         well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
         absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up,
         draw, take in, take up]
    2: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his
       studies" [syn: steep, immerse, engulf, plunge,
       engross, absorb, soak up]