Italian → English
▻ absorb
/BrE əbˈzɔːb, 
əbˈsɔːb , AmE əbˈzɔrb, əbˈsɔrb /
transitive verb
1 assorbire [liquid, drug, oxygen, heat, sound]
2 assorbire [attention, costs, profits, business, village, region, people]; assimilare [facts]
3 (withstand) reggere [impact, force]; assorbire, ammortizzare [shock, jolt]; incassare [punch, blow, insult]; sostenere [pressure]