fill (up)

verb

Definition of fill (up)next
as in to pass (into)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fill (up)
  1. infuse
  2. saturate
  3. steep
  4. imbue
  5. soak
  6. permeate
  7. pervade
  8. penetrate
Verb
  • An unholy relaxation trifecta, the treatment advertises a gentle cleansing scrub, a head and neck massage dribbled in therapeutic oils, and a custom mask infused with calming plant extracts.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The shiny, nonsticky formula is infused with a hyaluronic acid complex, mango seed butter, and fruit extracts to keep lips feeling comfortable.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of infuse
Verb
  • Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • By many accounts, Glass is a friendly, obliging collaborator, and his music—fruitfully self-effacing, rarely complex enough to saturate or overwhelm the listener’s attention—behaves the same way.
    — Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of saturate
Verb
  • After being cold-steeped, the tea is made into a cordial, a two-day process.
    — Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike many chilis that need to steep for hours, this recipe comes together in just 30 minutes total.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of steep
Verb
  • People Are Manipulated, Not Just Systems Phishing and social engineering attacks are launched against potential victims and work by imbuing fear, urgency, greed and curiosity.
    — Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Borobudur’s sense of spirituality still imbues the air around it.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of imbue
Verb
  • The two large bathrooms had plenty of closet space and a deep soaking tub (there’s a third small powder room off the living area).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • With heavy rain soaking the region on Thursday, the National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for several rivers, including the Missouri River and locations along it.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of soak
Verb
  • With artificial intelligence permeating nearly every aspect of life, therapists are seeing more people expressing anxiety about the technology.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Two years later, politics had permeated our homes, our friendships, our classrooms, our morgues.
    — Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of permeate
Verb
  • In fact, a throwback to traditional Chinese spirituality and Western New Age practices pervades much of the town.
    — Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Kors hopes animal print will pervade the blue carpet, with an emphasis on comfort.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of pervade
Verb
  • Advanced blue-green optical communications penetrate the water column to communicate with submerged submarines without requiring them to deploy compromise-prone antennas.
    — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This radiation does not penetrate the living tissue like longer-wavelength UV radiation.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of penetrate
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“Fill (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fill%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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