To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
To take in energy and convert it, as
To occupy or consume time.
To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
Assimilate mentally.
To accept or purchase in quantity.
To be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink in.
To defray the costs.
in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.
To cause (an undesired object or fluid) to enter the engine, generally via the intake.
To bring or import into a system.
The process of importing data or other material into a system.