absorber
/absoɾˈbeɾ/ · B2 · verb
to absorb
🧽💧 absorber = ab (away) + sorber, like a sorbet-sponge sipping liquid away
Latin absorbēre: ab (away) + sorbēre (suck in). Sounds like English absorb, and the same root appears in sorbet, a drink-like treat. Something sucked away is soaked up, or used up and depleted.