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   absorb

   /əbˈzɔːb/

   verb

   • 1. take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action: "buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat" Similar soak upsuck updraw up/intake up/inblot upmop upsponge upsop upOpposite exudegive out
   • ▪ take in and understand fully (information, ideas, or experience): "she absorbed the information in silence" Similar assimilatedigestingesttake inimbibedrink infamiliarize oneself withcomprehendgrasplearnunderstandmaster
   • ▪ take control of (a smaller or less powerful entity) and make it a part of a larger one: "the family firm was absorbed into a larger group" Similar incorporateassimilateintegrateappropriatetake insubsumeincludeco-optswallow up
   • ▪ use or take up (time or resources): "arms spending absorbs roughly two per cent of the national income" Similar use (up)consumetake upoccupywastesquandergo throughdepletedrainexhaustswallow up
   • ▪ take up and reduce the effect or intensity of (sound or an impact): "deep-pile carpets absorbed all sound of the outside world" Similar deadensoftencushionreducedecreaselessensoak upOpposite reflectincrease
   • 2. take up the attention of (someone); interest greatly: "she sat in an armchair, absorbed in a book" Similar preoccupyengrosscaptivateoccupyengagerivetgripholdinterestintrigueimmerseinvolveenthralspellbindfascinatearrestmonopolizedistractdivertentertainamuse

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin absorbere, from ab- ‘from’ + sorbere ‘suck in’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABSORB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     ABSORB meaning: 1. to take something in, especially...

   • Absorb: Korean Translation

     ABSORB translate: 흡수하다, 받아 들이다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Absorb: German Translation

     ABSORB translate: aufsaugen, fesseln, aufnehmen, aufnehmen....

   • Absorb: Arabic Translation

     ABSORB translate: يَمتَصّ, يَتَفَهَّم / يَسْتَوْعِب. Learn...

   • Absorb Spanish Translation

     ABSORB translate: absorber, absorber, amortiguar, asimilar,...

   • Absorb in Japanese

     ABSORB translate: （液体・熱）を吸収する, 吸い上げる, （知識など）を吸収する, 身につける,...

   • Traditional

     ABSORB translate: 吸收, （尤指逐漸）吸收, 消減；緩解（衝力、震動、改變等）, 明白,...

   • Simplified

     ABSORB translate: 吸收, （尤指逐渐）吸收, 消减；缓解（冲力、震动、改变等）, 明白,...

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb absorb, which can mean to take in or soak up liquids, to occupy attention or time, to assimilate or learn, or to pay for costs. See synonyms, antonyms, and related words for absorb.

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   The word, absorbent, describes something that is capable of absorbing something else. When you go swimming on a chilly day, it's best to carry an absorbent towel so that all of the water is absorbed from the surface of your skin.

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   Absorb definition: To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices.