absorbed

wholly absorbed as in thought

• “deep in thought”
• “that engrossed look or rapt delight”
• “the book had her totally engrossed”
• “enwrapped in dreams”
• “so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred” Walter de la Mare
• “rapt with wonder”

retained without reflection

• “the absorbed light intensity”

taken in through the pores of a surface

• “the absorbed water expanded the sponge”