Meanings (ES + gloss)
embeber • empaparse • remojarse
To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
I'm going to soak in the bath for a couple of hours.
Their land shall be soaked with blood.
empapar • enriar • remojar
To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
Soak the beans overnight before cooking.
saturar
To penetrate or permeate by saturation.
The rivulet beneath […]soaked its way obscurely through wreaths of snow.
The water soaked into my shoes and gave me wet feet.
esponjar
To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
A sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.
I soaked up all the knowledge I could at university.