To take in and incorporate, especially mentally

• absorb

  1. To use up; consume:
  2. To receive (an impulse) without echo or recoil:
  3. To endure; accommodate:

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  1. To use up; consume:
  2. To receive (an impulse) without echo or recoil:
  3. To endure; accommodate:

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• digest

  1. To soften, disintegrate, etc. by the use of heat, usually together with water or other liquid
  2. To change (food), esp. in the mouth, stomach, and intestines by the action of gastric and intestinal juices, enzymes, and bacteria, into a form that can be absorbed by the body
  3. (Chemistry) To soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture.

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  1. To soften, disintegrate, etc. by the use of heat, usually together with water or other liquid
  2. To change (food), esp. in the mouth, stomach, and intestines by the action of gastric and intestinal juices, enzymes, and bacteria, into a form that can be absorbed by the body
  3. (Chemistry) To soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture.

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• imbibe

  1. To absorb or take in as if by drinking:
  2. To drink, esp. alcoholic liquor
  3. To absorb (moisture)

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  1. To absorb or take in as if by drinking:
  2. To drink, esp. alcoholic liquor
  3. To absorb (moisture)

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• take up

  1. To occupy; to consume (space or time).
  2. To implement, to employ, to put into use.
  3. (With on) To accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from.

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  1. To occupy; to consume (space or time).
  2. To implement, to employ, to put into use.
  3. (With on) To accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from.

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• ?

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To represent as similar

• analogize

  1. To explain or liken by analogy
  2. To treat one thing as analogous to another.
  3. To reason by or use analogy.

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  1. To explain or liken by analogy
  2. To treat one thing as analogous to another.
  3. To reason by or use analogy.

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• compare

  1. To be regarded as similar or equal
  2. To consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; liken:
  3. To examine in order to note the similarities or differences of:

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  1. To be regarded as similar or equal
  2. To consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; liken:
  3. To examine in order to note the similarities or differences of:

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• equate

  1. (Math.) To state or express the equality of; put in the form of an equation
  2. To treat, regard, or express as equal, equivalent, identical, or closely related
  3. To consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent:

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  1. (Math.) To state or express the equality of; put in the form of an equation
  2. To treat, regard, or express as equal, equivalent, identical, or closely related
  3. To consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent:

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• identify

  1. To put oneself in another's place, so as to understand and share the other's thoughts, feelings, problems, etc.; sympathize or empathize (with)
  2. To ascertain as having a certain characteristic or feature:
  3. To establish or recognize the identity of; ascertain as a certain person or thing:

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  1. To put oneself in another's place, so as to understand and share the other's thoughts, feelings, problems, etc.; sympathize or empathize (with)
  2. To ascertain as having a certain characteristic or feature:
  3. To establish or recognize the identity of; ascertain as a certain person or thing:

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• liken

  1. (Followed by to or unto) To compare; to state that (something) is like (something else).
  2. To see, mention, or show as similar; compare.

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  1. (Followed by to or unto) To compare; to state that (something) is like (something else).
  2. To see, mention, or show as similar; compare.

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• match

  1. To find or produce a counterpart to:
  2. To compare
  3. To adapt or suit so that a balanced or harmonious result is achieved; cause to correspond:

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  1. To find or produce a counterpart to:
  2. To compare
  3. To adapt or suit so that a balanced or harmonious result is achieved; cause to correspond:

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• parallel

  1. To be or extend parallel to:
  2. To produce or adduce as a parallel.
  3. To equal; to match; to correspond to.

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  1. To be or extend parallel to:
  2. To produce or adduce as a parallel.
  3. To equal; to match; to correspond to.

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To absorb

• take up

  1. To implement, to employ, to put into use.
  2. (Sewing) To shorten by hemming.
  3. To occupy; to consume (space or time).

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  1. To implement, to employ, to put into use.
  2. (Sewing) To shorten by hemming.
  3. To occupy; to consume (space or time).

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• digest

  1. To soften, disintegrate, etc. by the use of heat, usually together with water or other liquid
  2. To change (food), esp. in the mouth, stomach, and intestines by the action of gastric and intestinal juices, enzymes, and bacteria, into a form that can be absorbed by the body
  3. To digest food

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  1. To soften, disintegrate, etc. by the use of heat, usually together with water or other liquid
  2. To change (food), esp. in the mouth, stomach, and intestines by the action of gastric and intestinal juices, enzymes, and bacteria, into a form that can be absorbed by the body
  3. To digest food

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• osmose

  1. (Intransitive) To diffuse by osmosis.
  2. To diffuse or cause to diffuse by osmosis.
  3. To subject to, or undergo, osmosis

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  1. (Intransitive) To diffuse by osmosis.
  2. To diffuse or cause to diffuse by osmosis.
  3. To subject to, or undergo, osmosis

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To understand

• grasp

  1. To show eager and prompt willingness or acceptance:
  2. ​To understand.
  3. To reach for and try to seize

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  1. To show eager and prompt willingness or acceptance:
  2. ​To understand.
  3. To reach for and try to seize

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• learn

  1. To become aware or informed of; find out:
  2. To gain knowledge, information, comprehension, or skill:
  3. To get knowledge of (a subject) or skill in (an art, trade, etc.) by study, experience, instruction, etc.

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  1. To become aware or informed of; find out:
  2. To gain knowledge, information, comprehension, or skill:
  3. To get knowledge of (a subject) or skill in (an art, trade, etc.) by study, experience, instruction, etc.

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• sense

  1. To grasp; understand:
  2. To become aware of; perceive:
  3. To detect automatically:

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  1. To grasp; understand:
  2. To become aware of; perceive:
  3. To detect automatically:

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To adjust

• adapt

  1. To make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation:
  2. To cause to be able to survive and reproduce under certain conditions. Used in the passive:
  3. To adjust oneself

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  1. To make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation:
  2. To cause to be able to survive and reproduce under certain conditions. Used in the passive:
  3. To adjust oneself

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• acclimatize

  1. To adapt oneself, especially to environmental or climatic changes.
  2. To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
  3. To become acclimated or adapted.

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  1. To adapt oneself, especially to environmental or climatic changes.
  2. To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
  3. To become acclimated or adapted.

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• accustom

  1. To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure; -- with to.
  2. To familiarize, as by constant practice, use, or habit:

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  1. To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure; -- with to.
  2. To familiarize, as by constant practice, use, or habit:

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