What is the meaning of sink in?

Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions.
- usage: "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
- synonyms: click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, penetrate, fall into place
Pass through.
- usage: "Water permeates sand easily"
- synonyms: percolate, permeate, filter

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