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absorb
verb /əbˈzɔːb,əbˈsɔːb,æbˈzɔːrb,æbˈsɔːrb/
a) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to incorporate; to assimilate.

Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all.

b) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.

The large cities absorb the wealth and fashion.

Syn: assimilate, engulf, incorporate, swallow up, overwhelm, draw, drink in, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, steep, take in, take up, acquire, ingest, learn, use up, engage, engross, immerse, monopolize, occupy, accommodate, bear, endure, sustain, withstand, assume, pay for
Ant: emit

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