Absorb
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to incorporate; to assimilate. To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body. To learn To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or in the pursuit of wealth. To consume completely. To endure. To take up by chemical or physical action. To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
Example sentence: You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you see around you, what exists on the land, and then use that knowledge along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see.
Engross
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.To completely engage the attention of.To make gross or fat.