take in
verb
1
as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company Synonyms & Similar Words
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- trick
- deceive
- fool
- have on
- kid
- suck in
- tease
- string along
- sucker
- have
- mislead
- pull one's leg
- catch
- sting
- con
- fake out
- juggle
- put on
- dupe
- delude
- snow
- gull
- pull the wool over one's eyes
- bluff
- buffalo
- snooker
- hoax
- gaff
- cheat
- burn
- humbug
- spoof
- do a number on
- gammon
- misinform
- beguile
- cozen
- lead one up the garden path
- bamboozle
- hoodwink
- misguide
- hornswoggle
- lead one down the garden path
- stick
- swindle
- defraud
- hustle
- bleed
- shortchange
- rook
- skin
- fleece
- squeeze
- diddle
- chisel
- mulct
- euchre
- flimflam
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- reveal
- undeceive
- expose
- show up
- uncover
- divulge
- disclose
- tell
- unmask
- debunk
- unveil
- disabuse
- disillusion
- uncloak
- disenchant
2
as in to include
to have as part of a whole this report takes in all the latest information on the subject Synonyms & Similar Words
- include
- contain
- involve
- carry
- encompass
- entail
- comprehend
- have
- embrace
- number
- subsume
- receive
- comprise
- consist (of)
- possess
- incorporate
- own
- hold
- admit
- integrate
- compose
- embody
- bracket
- make
- form
- assimilate
- constitute
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- leave (out)
- exclude
- prevent
- omit
- miss out
- preclude
- prohibit
- refuse
- eliminate
- deny
- bar
- ban
- reject
- lose
- except
- debar
- rule out
- mislay
- misplace
3
as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter took in the stray dog Synonyms & Similar Words
- house
- accommodate
- board
- lodge
- room
- camp
- shelter
- put up
- quarter
- roof
- bestow
- chamber
- harbor
- bunk
- domicile
- billet
- bivouac
- encamp
- stable
- home
- shed
- tent
- secure
- roost
- ensconce
- barrack
- bed (down)
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- eject
- evict