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absorb

verb
  1. To take in (moisture or liquid): drink, imbibe, soak (up), sop up, take up. See give
  2. To occupy the full attention of: consume, engross, immerse, monopolize, preoccupy. See awareness, excite
  3. To take in and incorporate, especially mentally: assimilate, digest, imbibe, take up. Informal: soak (up). See accept
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