absorb vs assimilate

absorb and assimilate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
absorb	No	No	Yes	No
assimilate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, absorb and assimilate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of absorb include ingest, take in.

As verbs, assimilate is a hyponym of absorb; that is, assimilate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than absorb:

Other hyponyms of absorb include reabsorb, resorb, imbibe.

absorb (verb)	assimilate (verb)
cause to become one with	become similar to one's environment
take up mentally	make similar
consume all of one's attention or time	become similar in sound
devote (oneself) fully to	take up mentally
take in, also metaphorically	take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
become imbued
assimilate or take in
take up, as of debts or payments
suck or take up or in