make (clothes) smaller | make more concise |
take into one's family | systematize, as by classifying and summarizing |
take up mentally | become assimilated into the body |
fool or hoax | soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture |
serve oneself to, or consume regularly | soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture |
take up as if with a sponge | arrange and integrate in the mind |
fold up | put up with something or somebody unpleasant |
express willingness to have in one's home or environs | convert food into absorbable substances |
accept | |
take in, also metaphorically | |
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers | |
see or watch | |
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | |
call for and obtain payment of | |
visit for entertainment | |
provide with shelter | |
suck or take up or in | |