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Another word for absorb

absorb Synonyms

absorb

v.

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.
To occupy completely
engage, engross, employ; see occupy 3.
To take in mentally
grasp, learn, sense, assimilate; see learn 1, understand 1.

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Another word for absorb

verb

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

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I have enough acreage and cattle to absorb some of the loss.
My guess is we won't have to absorb all this information.
He had forgotten what it felt like to just let go and let the magic absorb him.
That necklace will absorb new magic and prevent him from accessing the depths of his current store.
As they approached Jackson's car, he said, "I'm going to need some time to absorb all this before I can even begin to figure out what to do."

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