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| take_in | | A | verb | | 1 | take in
| | | | make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight" | | | Category Tree: | | 2 | adopt, take in
| | | | take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua" | | | Category Tree: | | 3 | absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in
| | | | take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" | | | Category Tree: | | 4 | gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
| | | | fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" | | | Category Tree: | | 5 | consume, ingest, take in, take, have
| | | | serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" | | | | | 6 | take in, sop up, suck in, take up
| | | | take up as if with a sponge | | | Category Tree: | | 7 | take in, gather in
| | | | fold up; "take in the sails" | | | Category Tree: | | 8 | receive, take in, invite
| | | | express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees" | | | | | 9 | absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
| | | | take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" | | | | | 10 | take in, take up
| | | | accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" | | | Category Tree: | | 11 | watch, view, see, catch, take in
| | | | 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" | | | Category Tree: | | 12 | catch, take in, overhear
| | | | hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" | | | Category Tree: | | 13 | collect, take in
| | | | call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent" | | | Category Tree: | | 14 | gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
| | | | 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" | | | Category Tree: | | 15 | take in
| | | | visit for entertainment; "take in the sights" | | | Category Tree: | | 16 | take in
| | | | provide with shelter | | | Category Tree: | | 17 | absorb, take in
| | | | suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter" | | | |
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