Absorb
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

EAT
Take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

4 letters

DRAW
A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"

SUCK
Draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"

5 letters

SOPUP
Take up as if with a sponge

LEARN
Be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

DRINK
The act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"

STEEP
Of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"

6 letters

PLUNGE
A brief swim in water

DEVOUR
Eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

IMBIBE
Receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"

ENGAGE
Carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

ENGULF
Flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"

SOAKIN

DIGEST
Something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

SOAKUP
Devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"

TAKEIN
Make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"

OCCUPY
Require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"

SUCKUP
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

TAKEUP
Turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"

INGEST
Serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

SPONGE
Primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies

7 letters

SUBSUME
Contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one"

ENGROSS
Consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

INVOLVE
Require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

IMMERSE
Cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

CONSUME
Engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"

8 letters

TAKEOVER
Free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

9 letters

SWALLOWUP
Enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

10 letters

ASSIMILATE
Make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"

11 letters

INCORPORATE
Make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal"