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, sop up, suck up, draw,
take in, take up]
2: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his
studies" [syn: steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross,
absorb]
WordNet (r) 2.0
64 Moby Thesaurus words for "soak up":
absorb, adsorb, air-dry, anhydrate, assimilate, bake, blot,
blot up, brush, burn, chemisorb, chemosorb, cure, dehumidify,
dehydrate, desiccate, digest, drain, drink, drink in, drink up,
dry, engross, evaporate, exsiccate, filter in, fire, imbibe,
infiltrate, ingest, insolate, kiln, lap, lap up, lick, mummify,
osmose, parch, percolate in, rub, scorch, sear, seep in, shrivel,
slurp, slurp up, smoke, soak in, sorb, sponge, sponge up, sun,
sun-dry, swab, swill up, take in, take up, thirst, torrefy, towel,
weazen, wipe, wither, wizen
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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