- absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- take in, sop up, suck in, take up - take up as if with a sponge
--2 is one way to consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something