[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up:A sponge absorbs water.", "to swallow up the identity or individuality of; incorporate:The empire absorbed many small nations.Synonyms: destroy , engulf , devour , consume , assimilate", "to involve the full attention of; to engross or engage wholly:so absorbed in a book that he did not hear the bell.", "to occupy or fill:This job absorbs all of my time.", "to take up or receive by chemical or molecular action:Carbonic acid is formed when water absorbs carbon dioxide.", "to take in without echo, recoil, or reflection:to absorb sound and light; to absorb shock.", "to take in and utilize:The market absorbed all the computers we could build. Can your brain absorb all this information?", "to pay for (costs, taxes, etc.):The company will absorb all the research costs.", "Archaic.to swallow up."]}]