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It really depends on what you're trying to use absorb for. It can mean a lot of different things, such as:

verb (used with object)1.to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water

2.to swallow up the identity or individuality of; incorporate: The empire absorbed many small nations.

3.to involve the full attention of; to engross or engage wholly: so absorbed in a book that he did not hear the bell.

4.to occupy or fill: This job absorbs all of my time.

5.to take up or receive by chemical or molecular action: Carbonic acid is formed when water absorbs carbon dioxide.

6.to take in without echo, recoil, or reflection: to absorb sound and light; to absorb shock.

7.to take in and utilize: The market absorbed all the computers we could build. Can your brain absorb all this information?

8.to pay for (costs, taxes, etc.): The company will absorb all the research costs.

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