To Soak Up, Like a Sponge or a Cloth

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Medieval Times, Group 225, Puzzle 5 (Robin Hood Tales).

Question is: To Soak Up, Like a Sponge or a Cloth

and the answer is: ABSORB

Word Meaning:

ABSORB — (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.

Definitions from Wiktionary.

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