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absorb
verb as in physically take in a liquid
verb as in mentally take in information
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assimilate, follow, get, incorporate, learn, take in, understand
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Example Sentences
The surface of an asteroid absorbs heat from the Sun and re-emits it in different directions.
But these psychic wounds didn’t make Candy a cruel or nasty person; he simply absorbed the hurt and redoubled his efforts to be a genial performer.
Melo said he takes measures to prevent workers from absorbing or inhaling toxic chemicals.
He warned us that once news organizations are fully absorbed by corporate and political interests, they stop telling truth to power — and start laundering power’s version of the truth.
Jaxson Dart was fun to watch against the Chargers, but how long can he last absorbing all of those hits?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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