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1) to take in (e.g. liquid, heat, light) (absorb)

2) the opening through which animals take in food; an opening or way out (of a bag, bottle, tunnel, cave, river etc) (mouth)

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Meaning:
absorb

to take in (e.g. liquid, heat, light)

physically take in a liquid

admit

to acknowledge something as true or valid

allow entry or use

apprehend

to arrest (a person)

catch and arrest

assimilate

to allow (people) to become part of another social group of state

absorb mentally

ate

of eat

consume food

beguile

the cheats, deceive (a person)

fool

betray

be an enemy to (one's country etc)

be disloyal

comprehend

to understand (something) fully

understand

comprise

to be composed of (things, ideas etc); have (things etc) as parts or members

make up, consist of

contain

to have or hold things within itself

include, hold

contemplate

to look at at, think about, (oneself, ideas etc)

think about seriously; plan

deceive

to cause (a person) to believe something that is false

mislead; be dishonest

defend

to guard, protect, (a person, thing)

protect

defraud

to trick (a person) out of what is rightly hers or his

cheat, bilk

delude

to deceive or mislead (a person) (on purpose)

deceive, fool

devour

to eat (food, a meal) hungrily or greedily

swallow, consume

discern

to see (something) clearly (with the eyes or with the mind)

catch sight of; recognize and understand

eat

to have a meal

consume food

eaten

of eat

consume food

gape

an act of staring with the mouth open

gawk

had

of have

be in possession

has

of have

be in possession

have

(used with the past participle of another verb (e.g. moved, done) to form) a: the present perfect tense, b: the past perfect tense, c: the future perfect tense, d: the perfect conditional tense

be in possession

hear

to become aware of (sound) with the ears; to be told, receive (information etc)

detect by perceiving sound

hoax

(to deceive a person using) a trick intended to make a person believe something that is not true and act unnecessarily

trick

include

to consider, put in, (a person, thing) as part of he whole

contain, involve

initiate

to cause (a scheme etc) to start working

start, introduce

involve

to have, include, (something) as necessary; to cause a person, thing to take part (in trouble, a difficult situation etc)

draw in; include

juggle

to do tricks, perform (with balls, plates etc thrown into the air) to amuse people

mislead, falsify; handle several things at once

learn

to gain knowledge of, become skilled in, (a subject being studied, a particular activity)

acquire information

mislead

to cause (a person) to have the wrong idea or opinion or, to act incorrectly

give someone the wrong idea, information

observe

to see and notice, watch, (a person, act etc); to pay attention to (rules etc)

see, notice

outsmart

to be more clever, cunning, than (another person, animal)

outwit

outwit

to defeat (a person) by being more cunning

deceive

preoccupy

to fill all (a person's mind) so that attention is not given to other matters

absorb

realize

to be fully conscious of, understand, (something); to exchange (property, business shares etc) for money

appreciate, become aware of

reap

to cut and collect a crop of (grain) from a field etc

collect, harvest

receive

to accept, take, get, (something offered, sent etc)

accept delivery of something

redeem

to get (something) back by payment or by doing something

recover possession

retract

to take back or withdraw (a statement, offer, opinion etc)

take back; renege on

soak

(to cause a person, thing) to become completely wet

drench, wet

spied

of spy

secretly follow, watch another's actions

stare

to look (at a person, thing) with wide eyes and a fixed look; a staring look

gape, watch

understand

to know the meaning, nature, explanation, of (something); to learn (something) from a conversation, remark etc; to accept a word, statement, as meaning (something)

appreciate, comprehend

work-in

an occasion when workers continue to work in a factory etc that is threatened with closure

contain, involve

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