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Absorbs

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suck upverb(slang, often followed by to) To adulate or flatter (someone) excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.
sop upverb(transitive) To absorb, to soak up.
soak upverb(idiomatic) To learn, especially passively or eagerly; to allow an experience to affect oneself.
ingestverb(transitive) To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.
suckverb(transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
engulfverb(transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge.
immerseverb(transitive) To involve or engage deeply.
plungeverb(intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
imbibeverbTo drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
steepverb(transitive, middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly.
assimilateverb(transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind.
take upverb(transitive) To lift; to raise.
drawverbSenses relating to exerting force or pulling.
engageverb(transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
occupyverbTo possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
take oververbTo assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
take inverb(transitive) To receive.
engrossverb(transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.
accommodatesverb(transitive) To provide housing for.
accountsnoun(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.

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