| Main Entry: | absorb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically take in a liquid |
Synonyms: |
blot, consume, devour, drink in, imbibe, ingest, ingurgitate, osmose, soak up, sop up, sponge up, suck in, swallow, take in |
Antonyms: |
disperse, dissipate, eject, emit, exude, spew, vomit |
| Main Entry: | assimilate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | absorb mentally |
Synonyms: |
comprehend, digest, grasp, incorporate, ingest, learn, osmose, sense, soak up, take in, take up, understand |
Antonyms: |
misunderstand, reject, unlearn |
| Main Entry: | drain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seep, discharge liquid |
Synonyms: |
abate, decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, effuse, exude, filter off, flow, flow out, leak, leave dry, ooze, osmose, percolate, reduce, run off, taper off, trickle, well |
Antonyms: |
fill |
| Main Entry: | filter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | separate to refine; seep through |
Synonyms: |
clarify, clean, distill, drain, dribble, escape, exude, filtrate, leak, metastasize, ooze, osmose, penetrate, percolate, permeate, purify, refine, screen, sieve, sift, soak through, strain, trickle, winnow |
Antonyms: |
collect, combine |
