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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: provide with shelter
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across]
3: suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter" [syn: absorb, take in] [ant: emit, give off, give out]
4: visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
5: call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent" [syn: collect, take in]
6: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: watch, view, see, catch, take in]
7: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees" [syn: receive, take in, invite]
8: fold up; "take in the sails" [syn: take in, gather in]
9: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" [syn: absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in]
10: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in]
11: hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: catch, take in, overhear]
12: accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn: take in, take up]
13: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up]
14: take up as if with a sponge [syn: take in, sop up, suck in, take up]
15: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: consume, ingest, take in, take, have] [ant: abstain, desist, refrain]
16: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua" [syn: adopt, take in]
17: make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight" [ant: let out, widen]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Date: circa 1515 1. to draw into a smaller compass <take in the slack of a line>: a. furl b. to make (a garment) smaller by enlarging seams or tucks 2. a. to receive as a guest or lodger b. to give shelter to c. to take to a police station as a prisoner 3. to receive as payment or proceeds 4. to receive (work) into one's house to be done for pay <take in washing> 5. to encompass within its limits 6. a. to include in an itinerary b. attend <take in a movie> 7. to receive into the mind ; perceive <took in the view> 8. deceive, dupe

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you take someone in, you allow them to stay in your house or your country, especially when they do not have anywhere to stay or are in trouble. He persuaded Jo to take him in... The monastery has taken in 26 refugees. PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron) 2. If the police take someone in, they remove them from their home in order to question them. The police have taken him in for questioning in connection with the murder of a girl. PHRASAL VERB: V n P, also V P n (not pron) 3. If you are taken in by someone or something, you are deceived by them, so that you get a false impression of them. I married in my late teens and was taken in by his charm–which soon vanished... I know I was a naive fool to trust him but he is a real charmer who totally took me in. PHRASAL VERB: be V-ed P, V n P 4. If you take something in, you pay attention to it and understand it when you hear it or read it. Lesley explains possible treatments but you can tell she's not taking it in... Gazing up into his eyes, she seemed to take in all he said. PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron) 5. If you take something in, you see all of it at the same time or with just one look. The eyes behind the lenses were dark and quick-moving, taking in everything at a glance. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 6. If you take in something such as a film or a museum, you go to see it. (INFORMAL) I was wondering if you might want to take in a movie with me this evening. PHRASAL VERB: no passive, V P n (not pron), also V n P 7. If people, animals, or plants take in air, drink, or food, they allow it to enter their body, usually by breathing or swallowing. They will certainly need to take in plenty of liquid. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 8. If you take in a dress, jacket, or other item of clothing, you make it smaller and tighter. She had taken in the grey dress so that it hugged her thin body. ? let out PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 9. If a store, restaurant, theatre, or other business takes in a certain amount of money, they get that amount from people buying goods or services. (mainly AM BUSINESS; in BRIT, usually use take) They plan to take in $1.6 billion. PHRASAL VERB: V P amount

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

1. Receive, admit. 2. Comprise, embrace, comprehend, include. 3. Comprehend, understand. 4. Lessen, contract, make smaller.

Moby Thesaurus

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