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Verbs
(v)
absorb
,
suck
,
imbibe
,
soak up
,
sop up
,
suck up
,
draw
,
take in
,
take up
take in, also metaphorically
“The sponge absorbs water well”
,
“She drew strength from the minister's words”
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(v)
take in
,
sop up
,
suck in
,
take up
take up as if with a sponge
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