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Absorb

/əbˈsɔːb/
To soak up or take in a substance, information, or energy.

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Examples:

The National Defense Research Council immediately absorbed the Uranium Committee.

Learn when to stop absorbing.

The sponge can easily absorb sills from multiple surfaces.

Etymology:

etymology
Absorb comes from Latin absorbere, from ab- (from) + sorbere (to suck in), used since the early 15th century.

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