take in
verb
1 take in
2 take in
Fool or hoax.
synonyms: befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang.
Roget 545:
deceive,
take in;
defraud,
cheat,
jockey,
do,
cozen,
diddle,
nab,
chouse,
play one false,
bilk,
cully†,
jilt,
bite,
pluck,
swindle,
victimize;
abuse;
mystify;
blind one's eyes;
blindfold,
hoodwink;
throw dust into the eyes;
dupe,
gull,
hoax,
fool,
befool†,
bamboozle,
flimflam,
hornswoggle;
trick.
impose upon,
practice upon,
play upon,
put upon,
palm off on,
palm upon,
foist upon;
snatch a verdict;
bluff off,
bluff;
bunko,
four flush [Slang],
gum [U.S.],
spoof [Slang],
stuff
(a ballot box) [U.S.].
circumvent,
overreach;
outreach,
out wit,
out maneuver;
steal a march upon,
give the go-by,
to leave in the lurch decoy,
waylay,
lure,
beguile,
delude,
inveigle;
entrap,
intrap†,
ensnare;
nick,
springe†;
set a trap,
lay a trap,
lay a snare for;
bait the hook,
forelay†,
spread the toils,
lime;
trapan†,
trepan;
kidnap;
let in,
hook in;
nousle†,
nousel†;
blind a trail;
enmesh,
immesh†;
shanghai;
catch,
catch in a trap;
sniggle,
entangle,
illaqueate†,
hocus,
escamoter†,
practice on one's credulity;
hum,
humbug;
gammon,
stuff up [Slang],
sell;
play a trick upon one,
play a practical joke upon one,
put something over on one,
put one over on;
balk,
trip up,
throw a tub to a whale;
fool to the top of one's bent,
send on a fool's errand;
make game,
make a fool of,
make an April fool of†,
make an ass of;
trifle with,
cajole,
flatter;
come over
etc.
(influence)
615;
gild the pill,
make things pleasant,
divert,
put a good face upon;
dissemble
etc.
544.
cog,
cog the dice,
load the dice,
stack the deck;
live by one's wits,
play at hide and seek;
obtain money under false pretenses
etc.
(steal)
791;
conjure,
juggle,
practice chicanery;
deacon [U.S.].
play off,
palm off,
foist off,
fob-off.
lie
etc.
544;
misinform
etc.
538;
mislead
etc.
(error)
495;
betray
etc.
940;
be deceived
etc.
547.
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Dutch: bedotten, beetnemen, foppen, inlappen
3 take in
Suck or take up or in.
synonym: absorb.
Dutch: absorberen, bezighouden, in beslag nemen
4 take in
5 take in
Call for and obtain payment of.
synonym: collect.
Dutch: beuren, incasseren, innen, opstrijken, toucheren, vangen
6 take in
7 take in
Express willingness to have in one's home or environs.
synonyms: invite, receive.
Dutch: uitnodigen
8 take in
Fold up:
— Take in the sails.
synonym: gather in.
9 take in
Take up mentally.
synonyms: absorb, assimilate, ingest.
Roget 296:
give entrance to,
give admittance to,
give the entree;
introduce,
intromit;
usher,
admit,
receive,
import,
bring in,
open the door to,
throw in,
ingest,
absorb,
imbibe,
inhale,
breathe in;
let in,
take in,
suck in,
draw in;
readmit,
resorb,
reabsorb;
snuff up,
swallow,
ingurgitate†;
engulf,
engorge;
gulp;
eat,
drink
etc.
(food)
298.
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10 take in
Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.
synonyms: bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize.
Roget 54:
be composed of,
be made of,
be formed of,
be made up of;
consist of,
be resolved into.
include
etc.
(in a class)
76;
contain,
hold,
comprehend,
take in,
admit,
embrace,
embody;
involve,
implicate;
drag into.
compose,
constitute,
form,
make;
make up,
fill up,
build up;
enter into the composition of
etc.
(be a component)
56.
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Dutch: verdienen, doen, opbrengen
11 take in
Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers.
synonyms: catch, overhear.
Dutch: afluisteren, luistervinken
12 take in
13 take in
14 take in
Take up as if with a sponge.
synonyms: sop up, suck in, take up.
Roget 201:
be short
etc.
adj.;
render short
etc.
adj.;
shorten,
curtail,
abridge,
abbreviate,
take in,
reduce;
compress
etc.
(contract)
195;
epitomize
etc.
596.
retrench,
cut short,
obtruncate†;
scrimp,
cut,
chop up,
hack,
hew;
cut down,
pare down;
clip,
dock,
lop,
prune,
shear,
shave,
mow,
reap,
crop;
snub;
truncate,
pollard,
stunt,
nip,
check the growth of;
foreshorten
(in drawing).
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15 take in
Serve oneself to, or consume regularly.
synonyms: consume, have, ingest, take.
Roget 785:
receive;
take
etc.
789;
acquire
etc.
775;
admit.
take in,
catch,
touch;
pocket;
put into one's pocket,
put into one's purse;
accept;
take off one's hands.
be received;
come in,
come to hand;
pass into one's hand,
fall into one's hand;
go into one's pocket;
fall to one's lot,
fall to one's share;
come to one,
fall to one;
accrue;
have given to one
etc.
784.
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Roget 518:
be intelligible
etc.
adj.;
speak for itself,
speak volumes;
tell its own tale,
lie on the surface.
render intelligible
etc.
adj.;
popularize,
simplify,
clear up;
elucidate
etc.
(explain)
522.
understand,
comprehend,
take,
take in;
catch,
grasp,
follow,
collect,
master,
make out;
see with half an eye,
see daylight,
see one's way;
enter into the ideas of;
come to an understanding.
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16 take in
Take into one's family.
synonym: adopt.
17 take in
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