1. (

• consume ,
• ingest ,
• take_in ,
• take ,
• have

) serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" ;

2. (

• absorb ,
• assimilate ,
• ingest ,
• take_in

) take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" ;