1. sorb
2. take up, assimilate
3. ingest, take in, learn, larn, acquire, take over
4. fund, suck
5. imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up, blend
6. flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge, take in
7. steep
8. immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, soak up, concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet, receive
9. take in, invite, engross
9. engage, occupy, interest