soak up

as inlearn

as inabsorb
as inabsorb
as inmop
as inassimilate
as intake in
as inpreoccupy
as insup
as intank up
as indrink
as indry

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Word Origin & History

Old English socian (intransitive) "to soak, to lie in liquid," from Proto-Germanic *sukon (cf. West Flemish soken), possibly from PIE *sug-, from root *seue- (2) "to take liquid" (see sup (v.2)). Transitive sense "drench, permeate thoroughly" is from mid-14c.; that of "cause to lie in liquid" is from early 15c. Meaning "take up by absorption" is from 1550s. Slang meaning "to overcharge" first recorded 1895. Related: Soaked; soaking. As a noun, mid-15c., from the verb.

Example Sentences for soak up

When dried they are of very little use, and serve only to soak up good gravy, from which they take more flavour than they give.

It is so adjusted as to soak up all evidence that helps it, and shed all that harms it.

It will soak up the rest, and you can start the fire with them.

But he continued to soak up a little—not much, but a little.

“Not more than I can soak up,” replied Norrak, looking back with a laugh.

Make a mixture of milk and raw eggs, enough to soak up in six rusks.

Some absorbent is used to soak up the tubercle-forming organisms.

I began to soak up the fact that none of the kids on the TV had wings.

There are several grades and weaves on the market some being loosely woven and they soak up water like cheesecloth.

Keep a little tissue paper in the bottle to soak up moisture and to prevent the specimens from rubbing.

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absorb

assimilate

assimilated

assimilating

drank

drink

soak up

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assimilate

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absorb