v. a.
1.
Imbibe, take in, take up, suck in, suck up, drink in, appropriate, assimilate.
2.
Consume, exhaust, destroy, engorge, devour, engulf, swallow up.
3.
Engross, engage, immerse, occupy, arrest, fix, rivet.
v. a.
1.
Imbibe, take in, take up, suck in, suck up, drink in, appropriate, assimilate.
2.
Consume, exhaust, destroy, engorge, devour, engulf, swallow up.
3.
Engross, engage, immerse, occupy, arrest, fix, rivet.
Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms. Словарь английских синонимов. 2012