VERB | contact | soak up, absorb, suck, imbibe, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up | take in, also metaphorically |
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cognition | soak up, steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb | devote (oneself) fully to |
Meaning | take in, also metaphorically. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | absorb, suck, imbibe, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up | |
Narrower | blot | dry (ink) with blotting paper |
sponge up | absorb as if with a sponge | |
wipe up, mop up, mop | To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop | |
Spanish | absorber | |
Catalan | absorbir |
Meaning | Devote (oneself) fully to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb | |
Caused by | plunge, immerse | Cause to be immersed |
Narrower | drink in, drink | Be fascinated or spell-bound by |
Broader | concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet | direct one's attention on something |
Similar to | plunge, immerse | Cause to be immersed |
Spanish | absorberse, abstraerse, aislarse, concentrarse, embelesarse, empaparse, enfrascarse, ensimismarse, sumergirse, zambullirse | |
Catalan | immergir-se, submergir-se |
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