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verb (v)

• take in, also metaphorically(verb.contact)

  Synonym:
  absorb, draw, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up
  

  source: wordnet30
• take (gas, light or heat) into a solution(verb.contact)

  Synonym:
  assimilate
  

  source: wordnet30
• take in liquids(verb.consumption)

  Synonym:
  drink
  

  source: wordnet30
• receive into the mind and retain(verb.cognition)

  Example:
  Imbibe ethical principles.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To drink in; to absorb; to suck or take in; to receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a sponge imbibes moisture.(verb)

  source: webster1913