imeyttää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- assimilate verb To take in and fully understand new information or ideas.
- soak verb To leave something in liquid until it becomes thoroughly wet.
- wring verb To twist and squeeze something, especially wet fabric, to force liquid out of it.
Senses
imeyttää is used for these senses in English:
- assimilate (transitive) To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.
- soak (transitive) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
- wring (materials science) To slide (two ultraflat surfaces) together such that their faces bond.
assimilate — full definition
- verb To take in and fully understand new information or ideas.
- verb To become part of a group or culture by adopting its customs and ways, or to absorb someone into a group in this way.
soak — full definition
- verb To leave something in liquid until it becomes thoroughly wet.
- verb Informal: to charge someone an excessive amount of money.
- noun A period of being immersed in liquid.