Definitions
1.VerbTo include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.VerbTo engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
3.VerbTo suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
4.VerbTo be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink in."The drops of water slowly absorbed into the dry sponge."
5.VerbTo take in energy and convert it."Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass."
6.Verbin receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
7.Verbin receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
8.Verbtaking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
9.VerbTo engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
10.VerbTo occupy or consume time.
11.VerbTo assimilate mentally."If we fail to absorb the lessons of history, we are doomed to repeat them."
12.VerbTo assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
13.VerbTo defray the costs."I’ll absorb the charge for the window replacement."
14.VerbTo accept or purchase in quantity.