Absorb

• become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
• take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
• take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"
• take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
• cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
• suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
• steep: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
• assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
• consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
• To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to incorporate; to assimilate; To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.
• To suck up; to take in; collect; accumulate.
• To take up light, noise, moisture, or energy and not transmit it.
• Physically or chemically assimilate (or take in) a substance, for example, as soils or plants take in water and food.
• To transform radiant energy into a different form, usually with a resultant rise in temperature.
• To soak up or take in.
• The process by which a liquid penetrates the solid structure of the absorbent's fibers or particles, which then swell in size to accommodate the liquid.
• To take in. Many things absorb water.
• Take up fluids, take in.
• To take in as through pores; liquid or gas into the bulk of another material, to neutralize an acid.
• Taking up of a substance into the carpet through pores or small opening (ie chalk, talc, and sawdust are absorbent powders).