What does " soaked up " mean in this sentences?

Roosevelt soaked up facts, taking particular interest in reports of German and Japanese war resources and American production figures.

Bill B2020-01-29T12:17:27Z

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I means he absorbed facts.  He learned as much as he could about German and Japanese war resources and American production figures.

?2020-01-29T15:43:57Z

In this context, it means absorbed, digested, or considered.

Anonymous2020-01-29T12:41:33Z

Read the reports avidly and retained [absorbed] the information with particular interest.