absorb

absorb
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. assimilate, take in, suck up; incorporate, integrate; engross, preoccupy, obsess. See thought, receiving, attention, use, combination, learning.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To take in by absorption]
Syn. 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.
Ant. eject*, expel, discharge.
2. [To occupy completely]
Syn. engage, engross, employ; see occupy 3 .
3. [To take in mentally]
Syn. grasp, learn, sense, assimilate; see learn 1 , understand 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. drink up suck, assimilate, blot, sop up, sponge, osmose, consume.
2. engross fascinate, interest, mesmerize, grip, rivet, enthrall, spellbind, comprehend, assimilate, understand.
ANT.: 1. spit out, spew, discharge, repel. 2. bore, confuse, tire
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To take in (moisture or liquid): drink, imbibe, soak (up), sop up, take up. See GIVE. 2. To occupy the full attention of: consume, engross, immerse, monopolize, preoccupy. See AWARENESS, EXCITE. 3. To take in and incorporate, especially mentally: assimilate, digest, imbibe, take up. Informal: soak (up). See ACCEPT.

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