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osmosis

noun as in absorption

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It's via this osmosis that the family are hoping the child will pick up the British traits they wish instil.

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Whether by osmosis or genetics or possibly black magic, Carpenter clearly absorbed his powers from his father, Dr. Howard Carpenter, a classically trained violinist and composer.

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Germany imagined it was delivering democratisation by osmosis.

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“My grandmother took care of us, so she always had the soaps on, and by osmosis, they seeped into my brain,” she said.

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I suppose he believes you can cover the administration through osmosis.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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