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Definition of Absorb

1. Verb. Become imbued. "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"

2. Verb. Take up mentally. "He absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

3. Verb. Take up, as of debts or payments. "Absorb the costs for something"

4. Verb. Take in, also metaphorically. "She drew strength from the minister's words"

5. Verb. Cause to become one with. "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"

6. Verb. Suck or take up or in. "A black star absorbs all matter"

7. Verb. Devote (oneself) fully to. "He immersed himself into his studies"

8. Verb. Assimilate or take in. "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"

9. Verb. Consume all of one's attention or time. "They absorb themselves"; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

Definition of Absorb

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

Definition of Absorb

1. Verb. (context: transitive archaic) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To incorporate; to assimilate. ¹

3. Verb. (context: transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body. ¹

4. Verb. (context: transitive) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, '''absorbed''' in study or in the pursuit of wealth. ¹

5. Verb. (context: transitive physics chemistry) To take in radiant energy and convert it to a different form of energy. ¹

6. Verb. (context: transitive business) To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction. ¹

7. Verb. To receive the impact of without recoil or echo. ¹

8. Verb. To defray the costs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Absorb

1. to take up or in [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Absorb

1. To take up liquid or other matter. See: absorption. (15 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Absorb

absolvatory absolve absolved absolvent absolvents absolver absolvers absolves absolving absolvitor

absolvitory absolvitur absolviture absonant absonous absorb (current term) absorbabilities absorbability absorbable absorbable gelatin film

absorbable gelatin sponge absorbable surgical suture absorbably absorbance absorbances absorbancies absorbancy absorbancy index absorbant absorbants

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