What is to enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter called?
soak — To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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