Definitions of absorb:

• verb:   take up, as of debts or payments

  Example: "Absorb the costs for something"

• verb:   suck or take up or in

  Example: "A black star absorbs all matter"

• verb:   cause to become one with

  Example: "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"

• verb:   engage or engross wholly

  Example: "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

• verb:   take up mentally

  Example: "He absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

• verb:   assimilate or take in

  Example: "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"

• verb:   take in, also metaphorically

  Example: "The sponge absorbs water well"

• verb:   become imbued

  Example: "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"

• verb:   engross (oneself) fully