Synonyms:
absorb
Meaning: become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
Synonyms:
absorb, assimilate, ingest, take_in
Meaning: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
Synonyms:
absorb, take_over
Meaning: take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"
Synonyms:
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak_up, sop_up, suck_up, draw, take_in, take_up
Meaning: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
Synonyms:
absorb
Meaning: cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
Synonyms:
absorb, take_in
Meaning: suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
Synonyms:
steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak_up
Meaning: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
Usage examples
Absorb those.
It would absorb and smother them if it could.
But these things distract me; they absorb me; they make religious duties irksome.
The waves thus formed absorb the effect of the mutual perturbations, and prevent an accumulation which would be dangerous to the persistence of the whole.
Truly a wonderfully gifted nature that was able to absorb such a fulness of great gifts and still not lose the best of gifts--the strong individuality which makes the master."
So the water was sent for, and Dot and Tot took long and refreshing drinks, although their action alarmed Flippityflop, who urged them to eat a few handfuls of sawdust afterward to absorb the dampness.
The light does not get dyed red by passing through the glass; all that the red glass does is to stop and absorb a large part of the sunlight; it is opaque to the larger portion, but it is transparent to that particular portion which affects our eyes with the sensation of red.