take over vs absorb

take over and absorb both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take over	No	No	Yes	No
absorb	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take over and absorb are synonyms defined as:

take over (verb)	absorb (verb)
take up, as of debts or payments	cause to become one with
take over ownership of; of corporations and companies	take up mentally
take up and practice as one's own	consume all of one's attention or time
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person	devote (oneself) fully to
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession	take in, also metaphorically
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations	become imbued
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities	assimilate or take in
do over	take up, as of debts or payments
	suck or take up or in