Synonyms for absorb

verb

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.