absorb
verb
°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.
synonyms: assimilate, engulf, incorporate, swallow up more» , overwhelm, draw, drink in, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, steep, take in, take up, acquire, ingest, learn, use up, engage, engross, immerse, monopolize, occupy, accommodate, bear, endure, sustain, withstand, assume, pay for