absorb synonyms

absorb

v.

  1. To take in by absorption

    digest, suck up, suck in, take in, take up, drink in, drink up, receive, ingest, intercept, appropriate, embody, use up, assimilate, osmose, blot, imbibe, swallow, consume, ingurgitate, incorporate, sop up, soak up, sponge up, get by osmosis.

    Antonyms eject*, expel*, discharge. *

  2. To occupy completely

    engage, engross, employ; see occupy 3.

  3. To take in mentally

    grasp, learn, sense, assimilate; see learn 1, understand 1.

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