Another word for soak
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Verb
To take in (moisture or liquid).
See also:To take in and incorporate, especially mentally.
See also:To take alcoholic liquor, especially excessively or habitually
Idioms:See also:To exploit (another) by charging too much for something
Noun
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Another word for soak
Verb
To drench
To remain in liquid
Synonym Study
- Impregnate implies the penetration and permeation of one thing by another wood impregnated with creosote
- Steep usually suggests soaking for the purpose of extracting the essence of something to steep tea
- Drench implies a thorough wetting as by a downpour a garden drenched by the rain
- Saturate implies absorption to a point where no more can be taken up air saturated with moisture
- Soak implies immersion in a liquid, etc. as for the purpose of absorption, thorough wetting, softening, etc. to soak bread in milk
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