To immerse in liquid for a period of time. Soak the beans in water before cooking. To make thoroughly wet; drench or saturate. Soaked to the skin by the rain. To absorb (liquid, for example) through pores or interstices. Use the bread to soak up the gravy. To take in (liquid) by sucking or absorbing. The act or process of soaking. More @Wikipedia
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