saturate
verb (used with object)
to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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"I suppose he has been saturating himself with Barrie," Kendal said.
From A Daughter of To-Day by Duncan, Sara Jeannette