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.
The large cities absorb the wealth and fashion.
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