To be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink 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 suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
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 defray the costs.
in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
To cause revulsion in.
To repel or drive back.
To reject or rebuff.
the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed
refusal, rejection or repulsion