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present tense third-person singular of take in
Synonyms & Antonyms of takes in
1
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 for takes in
- bamboozles,
- beguiles,
- bluffs,
- buffaloes,
- burns,
- catches,
- cons,
- cozens,
- deceives,
- deludes,
- dupes,
- fakes out,
- fools,
- gaffs,
- gammons,
- gulls,
- has,
- has on
- [chiefly British],
- hoaxes,
- hoodwinks,
- hornswoggles,
- humbugs,
- juggles,
- misguides,
- misinforms,
- misleads,
- snookers,
- snows,
- spoofs,
- strings along,
- suckers,
- sucks in,
- tricks
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2
to have as part of a whole
- this report takes in all the latest information on the subject
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Antonyms for takes in
- excludes,
- leaves (out),
- misses out
- [British],
- omits
3
to provide with living quarters or shelter
- took in the stray dog
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“Takes in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/takes%20in. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.
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