Answer: absorbs

AnswerCrossword Clue
ABSORBS

Engrosses.

ABSORBS

What a sponge does

ABSORBS

What a paper towel does

ABSORBS
Doesn't merely listen to
ABSORBS
Rivets
ABSORBSSucks up
ABSORBSLearns
ABSORBSSponges
ABSORBSOccludes
ABSORBSTakes up
ABSORBSTakes up one's full attention.
ABSORBSTakes in
ABSORBSEngrosses wholly.
ABSORBSEngages fully
ABSORBSSponges up
ABSORBSSops up
ABSORBSAssumes, as costs
ABSORBSWorks like a sponge
ABSORBSPicks up
ABSORBSSoaks up
ABSORBSAssimilates