absorb vs involve

absorb and involve both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of absorb include consume, rivet.

absorb (verb)	involve (verb)
cause to become one with	make complex or intricate or complicated
take up mentally	occupy or engage the interest of
consume all of one's attention or time	have as a necessary feature
devote (oneself) fully to	connect closely and often incriminatingly
take in, also metaphorically	contain as a part
become imbued	engage as a participant
assimilate or take in	require as useful, just, or proper
take up, as of debts or payments
suck or take up or in