uptake

Definitions

The action of taking up or absorbing something, such as a substance or nutrient.

The rate or process at which something is adopted, accepted, or utilized.

A person's capacity for understanding or learning something new.

Examples

The new policy has seen a slow uptake among employees who prefer the traditional method.

Plants require a sufficient uptake of nutrients from the soil to grow healthy and strong.

Synonyms

absorption assimilation acquisition acceptance intake incorporation comprehension

Antonyms

rejection refusal discharge expulsion excretion misunderstanding release