Absorb

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.

Compare absorb with other words:

absorb vs. embrace

absorb vs. uptake

absorb vs. trust

absorb vs. cooperate

absorb vs. interact

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absorb vs. enwrap

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absorb vs. reflect

absorb vs. content

absorb vs. eat

absorb vs. anchor

absorb vs. digest

absorb vs. resort

absorb vs. soak

absorb vs. reabsorb

absorb vs. scintillation

absorb vs. flatness

absorb vs. acquire

absorb vs. ingest

absorb vs. resorb

absorb vs. tampon

absorb vs. hydrophobic

absorb vs. commune

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absorb vs. devour

absorb vs. receive

absorb vs. bumper

absorb vs. capacity

absorb vs. sorb

absorb vs. patch

absorb vs. root

absorb vs. swallow

absorb vs. cushion

absorb vs. absorbability

absorb vs. absorbable

absorb vs. absorption

absorb vs. emit

absorb vs. bear

absorb vs. assume

absorb vs. immerse

absorb vs. monopolize

absorb vs. steep

absorb vs. draw

absorb vs. engulf

absorb vs. defray

absorb vs. commercial

absorb vs. transaction

absorb vs. pursuit

absorb vs. occupy

absorb vs. engage

absorb vs. engross

absorb vs. sponge

absorb vs. imbibe

absorb vs. incorporate

absorb vs. swallowing

absorb vs. assimilate

absorb vs. disappear

absorb vs. include

absorb vs. overwhelm

absorb vs. separate

absorb vs. absorbent

absorb vs. absorptive

absorb vs. absorbedly