Definition of "absorb" []

To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices. (verb-transitive)
To occupy the full attention, interest, or time of; engross. See Synonyms at monopolize. (verb-transitive)
To retain (radiation or sound, for example) wholly, without reflection or transmission. (verb-transitive)
To take in; assimilate: immigrants who were absorbed into the social mainstream. (verb-transitive)
To learn; acquire: "Matisse absorbed the lesson and added to it a new language of color” ( Peter Plagen). (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "absorb" in a sentence

"Bamboo forests grow very fast and with a very little burden on environment because the quantity of CO2 that they can absorb is very high."
"I felt my skin absorb the energy from the light and I could feel the energy surge through me and spread."
"Does my skin absorb enough ultraviolet rays to produce sufficient vitamin D?"

Words like "absorb"

absorbed absorbing absorbs assimilate blend coalesce combine

commingle conflate draw emit engross engulf flux

fuse imbibe immix incorporate invite meld merge

mix overwhelm suck up swallow up take up