absorb - verb

• become imbued
• take up mentally
• take up, as of debts or payments
• take in, also metaphorically
• cause to become one with
• suck or take up or in
• devote (oneself) fully to
• assimilate or take in
• consume all of one's attention or time

absorb - thesaurus

assimilate   draw   engage   engross   engulf   imbibe   immerse   ingest   occupy   plunge   steep   suck