Answer:

absorb

Answer	Crossword Clue
ABSORB	Sponge up
ABSORB	Muffle, as shock
ABSORB	Be like a sponge

ABSORB	Take in
ABSORB	Soak up
ABSORB	Suck up
ABSORB	Blot
ABSORB	Work well, as kitchen towels
ABSORB	Assimilate
ABSORB	Engross
ABSORB	Learn well

ABSORB	Work like a sponge
ABSORB	Soak up like a sponge
ABSORB	Act like a sponge
ABSORB	Incorporate
ABSORB	Suck up, like a sponge
ABSORB	Hold with rapt attention
ABSORB	Drink in
ABSORB	Involve deeply

ABSORB	Sponge
ABSORB	Sop up
ABSORB	Imbibe.
ABSORB	Engross wholly.
ABSORB	Swallow up.
ABSORB	Interest greatly.
ABSORB	Engross.
ABSORB	Assimilate.

ABSORB	Soak up.
ABSORB	Blot up.
ABSORB	Take in moisture.
ABSORB	Drink in.
ABSORB	Use up.
ABSORB	Use a paper towel
ABSORB	Imbibe
ABSORB	Occupy completely

ABSORB	What paper towels do
ABSORB	Work like paper towels
ABSORB	Swallow, as costs
ABSORB	Take in fully
ABSORB	Take up, in a way

Crossword

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