take in
English Thesaurus
1. make (clothes) smaller (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, vary, |
| definition | : | become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence (verb.change) |
2. take into one's family (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | take, |
| definition | : | take into one's possession (verb.possession) |
3. take up mentally (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | acquire, larn, learn, |
| definition | : | gain knowledge or skills (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | imbibe, |
| definition | : | receive into the mind and retain (verb.cognition) |
4. fool or hoax (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | kid, pull the leg of, |
| definition | : | tell false information to for fun (verb.communication) |
5. serve oneself to, or consume regularly (verb.consumption)
| hyponym | : | hit, |
| definition | : | consume to excess (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | habituate, use, |
| definition | : | take or consume (regularly or habitually) (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | eat, |
| definition | : | eat a meal; take a meal (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | eat, |
| definition | : | take in solid food (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | drink, imbibe, |
| definition | : | take in liquids (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | partake, touch, |
| definition | : | consume (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | eat, feed, |
| definition | : | take in food; used of animals only (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | smoke, |
| definition | : | inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | do drugs, drug, |
| definition | : | use recreational drugs (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | get down, swallow, |
| definition | : | pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | sup, |
| definition | : | take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon (verb.consumption) |
6. take up as if with a sponge (verb.consumption)
7. fold up (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | furl, roll up, |
| definition | : | form into a cylinder by rolling (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | incorporate, |
| definition | : | unite or merge with something already in existence (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | coal, |
| definition | : | take in coal (verb.contact) |
8. express willingness to have in one's home or environs (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | welcome, |
| definition | : | receive someone, as into one's house (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | absorb, |
| definition | : | assimilate or take in (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | see, |
| definition | : | receive as a specified guest (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | assume, |
| definition | : | take up someone's soul into heaven (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | induct, |
| definition | : | admit as a member (verb.social) |
9. take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | mop, mop up, wipe up, |
| definition | : | to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | blot, |
| definition | : | dry (ink) with blotting paper (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | sponge up, |
| definition | : | absorb as if with a sponge (verb.contact) |
10. accept (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | have, receive, |
| definition | : | get something; come into possession of (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | fuel, |
| definition | : | take in fuel, as of a ship (verb.possession) |
11. see or watch (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | watch, |
| definition | : | look attentively (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | visualise, visualize, |
| definition | : | view the outline of by means of an X-ray (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | spectate, |
| definition | : | be a spectator in a sports event (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | preview, |
| definition | : | watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public (verb.perception) |
| verb group | : | see, |
| definition | : | perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight (verb.perception) |
12. hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | hear, |
| definition | : | perceive (sound) via the auditory sense (verb.perception) |
| entail | : | listen, |
| definition | : | hear with intention (verb.perception) |
| verb group | : | catch, get, |
| definition | : | perceive by hearing (verb.perception) |
13. call for and obtain payment of (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | take, |
| definition | : | take into one's possession (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | farm, |
| definition | : | collect fees or profits (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | raise, |
| definition | : | collect funds for a specific purpose (verb.possession) |
14. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | acquire, get, |
| definition | : | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | eke out, squeeze out, |
| definition | : | make by laborious and precarious means (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | profit, turn a profit, |
| definition | : | make a profit; gain money or materially (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | rake off, |
| definition | : | take money from an illegal transaction (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | rake in, shovel in, |
| definition | : | earn large sums of money (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | gross, |
| definition | : | earn before taxes, expenses, etc. (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | bear, pay, yield, |
| definition | : | bring in (verb.possession) |
| verb group | : | make, |
| definition | : | act in a certain way so as to acquire (verb.body) |
15. visit for entertainment (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | see, visit, |
| definition | : | go to see a place, as for entertainment (verb.social) |
16. provide with shelter (verb.stative)
17. suck or take up or in (verb.weather)
| hyponym | : | suck, suck in, |
| definition | : | attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. (verb.weather) |
18. make (clothes) smaller (verb.change)
| antonym | : | let out, widen, |
| definition | : | make (clothes) larger (verb.change) |
19. take into one's family (verb.change)
| derivation | : | adoption, |
| definition | : | a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | adoptee, |
| definition | : | someone (such as a child) who has been adopted (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | adopter, adoptive parent, |
| definition | : | a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | adoptable, |
| definition | : | suitable or eligible for adoption (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | adoptive, |
| definition | : | of parents and children; related by adoption (adj.all) |
20. take up mentally (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | assimilation, |
| definition | : | in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | acculturation, assimilation, |
| definition | : | the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | assimilator, learner, scholar, |
| definition | : | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | absorption, assimilation, |
| definition | : | the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another (noun.process) |
21. fool or hoax (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | take-in, |
| definition | : | the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dupe, victim, |
| definition | : | a person who is tricked or swindled (noun.person) |
22. serve oneself to, or consume regularly (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | consumer, |
| definition | : | a person who uses goods or services (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | consumptive, |
| definition | : | tending to consume or use often wastefully (adj.all) |
23. express willingness to have in one's home or environs (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | invitation, |
| definition | : | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | receptive, |
| definition | : | open to arguments, ideas, or change (adj.all) |
24. take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
| also | : | draw in, suck in, |
| definition | : | draw in as if by suction (verb.contact) |
| also | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
| definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper, |
| definition | : | a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | absorption, soaking up, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | absorber, |
| definition | : | (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation (noun.substance) |
25. see or watch (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | vigil, watch, |
| definition | : | a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sight, survey, view, |
| definition | : | the act of looking or seeing or observing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | eyeshot, view, |
| definition | : | the range of the eye (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | seer, |
| definition | : | an observer who perceives visually (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | viewable, |
| definition | : | capable of being viewed (adj.all) |
26. call for and obtain payment of (verb.possession)
27. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | earner, wage earner, |
| definition | : | someone who earn wages in return for their labor (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | gainer, |
| definition | : | a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits) (noun.person) |
28. suck or take up or in (verb.weather)
| antonym | : | emit, give off, give out, |
| definition | : | give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | absorption, |
| definition | : | (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | absorbent, absorptive, |
| definition | : | having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | absorbable, |
| definition | : | capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface (adj.all) |
29. make (clothes) smaller (verb.change)
| antonym | : | let out, widen, |
| definition | : | make (clothes) larger (verb.change) |
30. take into one's family (verb.change)
| derivation | : | adoption, |
| definition | : | a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | adoptee, |
| definition | : | someone (such as a child) who has been adopted (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | adopter, adoptive parent, |
| definition | : | a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | adoptable, |
| definition | : | suitable or eligible for adoption (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | adoptive, |
| definition | : | of parents and children; related by adoption (adj.all) |
31. take up mentally (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | assimilation, |
| definition | : | in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | acculturation, assimilation, |
| definition | : | the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | assimilator, learner, scholar, |
| definition | : | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | absorption, assimilation, |
| definition | : | the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another (noun.process) |
32. fool or hoax (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | take-in, |
| definition | : | the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dupe, victim, |
| definition | : | a person who is tricked or swindled (noun.person) |
33. serve oneself to, or consume regularly (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | consumer, |
| definition | : | a person who uses goods or services (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | consumptive, |
| definition | : | tending to consume or use often wastefully (adj.all) |
34. express willingness to have in one's home or environs (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | invitation, |
| definition | : | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | receptive, |
| definition | : | open to arguments, ideas, or change (adj.all) |
35. take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
| also | : | draw in, suck in, |
| definition | : | draw in as if by suction (verb.contact) |
| also | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
| definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper, |
| definition | : | a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | absorption, soaking up, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | absorber, |
| definition | : | (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation (noun.substance) |
36. see or watch (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | vigil, watch, |
| definition | : | a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sight, survey, view, |
| definition | : | the act of looking or seeing or observing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | eyeshot, view, |
| definition | : | the range of the eye (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | seer, |
| definition | : | an observer who perceives visually (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | viewable, |
| definition | : | capable of being viewed (adj.all) |
37. call for and obtain payment of (verb.possession)
38. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | earner, wage earner, |
| definition | : | someone who earn wages in return for their labor (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | gainer, |
| definition | : | a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits) (noun.person) |
39. suck or take up or in (verb.weather)
| antonym | : | emit, give off, give out, |
| definition | : | give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | absorption, |
| definition | : | (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | absorbent, absorptive, |
| definition | : | having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | absorbable, |
| definition | : | capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface (adj.all) |
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