Absorb

[əb'zɔːb;-'sɔːb] or [əb'zɔb]

Definition

(verb.) cause to become one with; 'The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax'.

(verb.) consume all of one's attention or time; 'Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely'.

(verb.) take up mentally; 'he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe'.

(verb.) take in, also metaphorically; 'The sponge absorbs water well'; 'She drew strength from the minister's words'.

(verb.) become imbued; 'The liquids, light, and gases absorb'.

(verb.) take up, as of debts or payments; 'absorb the costs for something'.

(verb.) suck or take up or in; 'A black star absorbs all matter'.

(verb.) assimilate or take in; 'The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society'.

Checked by Claudia--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.

(v. t.) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.

(v. t.) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth.

(v. t.) To take up by cohesive, chemical, or any molecular action, as when charcoal absorbs gases. So heat, light, and electricity are absorbed or taken up in the substances into which they pass.

Checker: Reginald

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Imbibe, take in, take up, suck in, suck up, drink in.[2]. Consume, exhaust, destroy, engorge, devour, engulf, swallow up.[3]. Engross, engage, immerse, occupy, arrest, fix, rivet.

Checker: Presley

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Swallow, drown, consume, imbibe, engross, drink_in, suck_up, engulf,monopolize, exhaust

ANT:Eject, emit, exude, disgorge, dissipate, distract, distil, disperse

Checked by Gilbert

Definition

v.t. to suck in: to swallow up: to engage wholly.—n. Absorbabil′ity.—adj. Absorb′able that may be absorbed.—p.adj. Absorbed′ swallowed up: entirely occupied.—advs. Absorb′edly Absorb′ingly.—adj. Absorb′ent imbibing: swallowing.—n. that which absorbs.—n. Absorp′tion the act of absorbing: entire occupation of mind.—adj. Absorp′tive having power to absorb.—n. Absorptiv′ity.

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