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Synonyms for soak up in English

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soak up:
- steep; immerse; plunge; absorb; soak up; engross; engulf; draw; suck; take up; take in; imbibe; suck up; sop up

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Detailed Synonyms for soak up in English

soak up:

soak up verb

soak up

– devote (oneself) fully to ¹
to steep; to immerse; to plunge; to absorb; soak up; engross; engulf
– devote (oneself) fully to ¹
- steep verb (steeps, steeped, steeping)
- immerse verb (immerses, immersed, immersing)
  - He immersed himself into his studies¹
- plunge verb (plunges, plunged, plunging)
- absorb verb (absorbs, absorbed, absorbing)
- soak up verb
- engross verb
- engulf verb
soak up

– take in, also metaphorically ¹
to draw; to suck; to absorb; to take up; to take in; imbibe; to suck up; soak up; sop up
– take in, also metaphorically ¹
- draw verb (draws, drew, drawing)
- suck verb (sucks, sucked, sucking)
- absorb verb (absorbs, absorbed, absorbing)
  - The sponge absorbs water well¹
- take up verb (takes up, took up, taking up)
- take in verb (takes in, took in, taking in)
- imbibe verb
- suck up verb (sucks up, sucked up, sucking up)
- soak up verb
- sop up verb

Alternate Synonyms for "soak up":

absorb; suck; imbibe; sop up; suck up; draw; take in; take up; draw in; suck in
steep; immerse; engulf; plunge; engross; concentrate; focus; center; centre; pore; rivet

Related Definitions for "soak up":

devote (oneself) fully to¹
take in, also metaphorically¹

Related Synonyms for soak up

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