Sentence:  The large cities <WSD>absorb</WSD> the wealth and fashion. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. (First attested around 1350 to 1470.)<ref name=SOED>(page=9)</ref>