| NOUN | act | uptake, consumption, ingestion, intake | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) |
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| process | uptake | a process of taking up or using up or consuming |
| Sounds | ah'ptey.k | |
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| Rhymes | ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk... | |
| Meaning | The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating). | |
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| Synonyms | consumption, ingestion, intake | |
| Narrower | drinking, imbibing, imbibition | The act of consuming liquids / liquids |
| eating, feeding | The act of consuming food | |
| sucking, suck, suction | The act of sucking / sucking | |
| swallow, drink, deglutition | The act of swallowing | |
| Broader | bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
| Spanish | consumo, ingesta, ingestión | |
| Catalan | consum, ingesta, ingestió | |
| Meaning | A process of taking up or using up or consuming. | |
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| Example | "they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids" | |
| Narrower | reuptake, re-uptake | A process of using up or consuming again |
| Broader | human process | A process in which human beings are involved |
| Spanish | absorción, captación | |
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