From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006): sink in v 1: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [syn: click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place] 2: pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" [syn: percolate, sink in, permeate, filter]
sink in v 1: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [syn: click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place] 2: pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" [syn: percolate, sink in, permeate, filter]
