Word: uptake
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: up
take
Definition: Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism.
Morphemes:
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate increase.
Affix: take
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: take
Language: en
Decoded: take
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the infinitive of verbs.