ABSORB

[verb] [T] - to take or suck (something) in, esp. graduallyPlants absorb carbon dioxide.In cold climates, houses need to have walls that will absorb heat.Towels absorb moisture.The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.Our countryside is increasingly being absorbed by/into the large cities.See also self-absorbed.To absorb facts, knowledge, ideas, information, etc. is to understand them completely and store them in your memory.Have you absorbed all the details of the plan?To absorb a shock, force, change, etc. is to reduce its effect.The barrier absorbed the main impact of the crash.The effects of the job losses have been partially absorbed by the increase in training schemes.If someone's work, or a book, film, etc. absorbs them, or they are absorbed in it, their attention is given completely to it.She was absorbed in her thoughts.I was completely absorbed by your letter.