swallow
vb
1 absorb, consume, devour, down (informal) drink, eat, gulp, ingest, swig (informal) swill, wash down
2 (often with)
up absorb, assimilate, consume, engulf, envelop, overrun, overwhelm, use up, waste
3 choke back, hold in, repress
4 (informal) accept, believe, buy (slang) fall for, take (something) as gospel