Absorb
Embrace
Embrace verb - To take for one's own use (something originated by another).
Usage example: rap music came to be embraced by people who were far removed from the inner cities where it originated
Absorb and embrace are semantically related in mean topic. Sometimes you can use "Absorb" instead a verb "Embrace", if it concerns topics such as accept.
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Both words in one sentence
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Harry's office door opens to reveal lawyers Dan Fielding and Liz Williams and bailiffs Bull Shannon and Selma Hacker, who take a moment to absorb the scene of an alarmed Harry and an enthusiastic Lana in a torrid embrace.
Source: Not What It Looks Like
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