uptake
nounUK /ˈʌpteɪk/
US /ˈʌpteɪk/
The act of taking something in or accepting it.
The uptake of new ideas was slow at first.
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2. The process by which a plant or cell takes in a substance.
Root uptake of water increases in dry weather.
3. A pipe or tube that carries smoke or air upward.
The uptake on the old stove was blocked with soot.
4. The rate at which something is used or accepted.
Vaccine uptake rose sharply this year.