lubricate, hydrate, stain, wet, saturate, infiltrate, bleed, wash, bathe, soak, drench, marinate, moisten, ooze, seep, leak, absorb, douse, suffuse, infuse, permeate, sponge, penetrate, dissolve, damp, dampen, enter, go in/through, mop, stream through, suck up, squeegee, soak up/into, steep (tea leaves)