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To take something in so completely it stops being separate.
means To soak up, take in, or fully assimilate a liquid, energy, idea, or impact.
from From Latin absorbere, ab- (away) plus sorbere (to suck in) — literally to suck away, a verb sponges have lived by since antiquity.
Sound trickFoam absorbs noise by trapping sound in tiny pockets.
Body workYour gut absorbs most nutrients across a tennis-court-sized surface.
Two meaningsAbsorb the blow, absorb the lesson — same word, both painful.