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SINK IN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
Example:
she was penetrated with sorrow
Synonyms:
click; come home; dawn; fall into place; get across; get through; penetrate; sink in
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Cause:
understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Pass through
Example:
Water permeates sand easily
Synonyms:
filter; percolate; permeate; sink in
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "sink in" is one way to...):
penetrate; perforate (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sink in"):
infiltrate (pass into or through by filtering or permeating)
infiltrate (cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
