take in vs take up

take in and take up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take in	No	No	Yes	No
take up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take up is a hyponym of take in; that is, take up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take in:

As verbs, take in and take up are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of take in include sop up, suck in.

As verbs, take in and take up are synonyms defined as:

As verbs, take in and take up are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of take in include absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up.

take in (verb)	take up (verb)
make (clothes) smaller	pursue or resume
take into one's family	return to a previous location or condition
take up mentally	adopt
fool or hoax	take up as if with a sponge
serve oneself to, or consume regularly	take out or up with or as if with a scoop
take up as if with a sponge	accept
fold up	take in, also metaphorically
express willingness to have in one's home or environs	take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
accept	occupy or take on
take in, also metaphorically	take up and practice as one's own
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers	begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
see or watch	turn one's interest to
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages	take up time or space
call for and obtain payment of
visit for entertainment
provide with shelter
suck or take up or in