Synonyms for take in
verb
To include
embrace, comprise, incorporate; see include 1.
To understand
comprehend, apprehend, perceive; see understand 1.
*To cheat
swindle, lie, defraud; see deceive.
To give hospitality to
welcome, shelter, accept; see receive 1, 4.
To shorten
reduce, lessen, cut down, reef, furl; see also decrease 2.
See take in in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
- (Informal)
An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end:
artifice, deception, device, dodge, feint, gimmick, imposture, jig, maneuver, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile. (Informal) shenanigan. See honest, means
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