soak up

THESAURUS

soak up

absorb, adsorb, air-dry, anhydrate, assimilate, bake, blot, blot up, brush, burn, chemisorb, chemosorb, cure, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, digest, drain, drink, drink in, drink up, dry, engross, evaporate, exsiccate, filter in, fire, imbibe, infiltrate, ingest, insolate, kiln, lap, lap up, lick, mummify, osmose, parch, percolate in, rub, scorch, sear, seep in, shrivel, slurp, slurp up, smoke, soak in, sorb, sponge, sponge up, sun, sun-dry, swab, swill up, take in, take up, thirst, torrefy, towel, weazen, wipe, wither, wizen

ROGET THESAURUS

soak up

Dryness

VB be dry, render dry, dry, dry up, soak up, sponge, swab, wipe, drain, desiccate, dehydrate, exsiccate, parch, kiln dry, vacuum dry, blow dry, oven dry, hang out to dry, mummify, be fine, hold up.