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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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   ABSORB definition: 1. to take something in, especially gradually: 2. to reduce the effect of a physical force, shock…. Learn more.

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   To absorb is to take in or suck up like a sponge. If you don't hear your mother calling because you are reading, you could say you were absorbed in the book.

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   Absorb means to suck up or drink in a liquid, or to take in something without echo, recoil, or reflection. It can also mean to swallow up, to involve, to occupy, or to pay for. See more meanings, synonyms, and examples of absorb.

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   Learn the meaning and pronunciation of the verb absorb, which means to take in or keep something. See how to use absorb in different contexts, such as liquid/gas, heat/light/energy/sound, information, shock, interest, and more.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and examples of the verb absorb, which means to take in or make part of something. Find out how to use absorb with different objects, such as liquid, gas, information, interest, shock, etc.

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    Learn the meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and origin of the verb absorb, which means to take in or occupy something. See examples of how to use absorb in sentences and find similar words.

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    Absorb means to take in or soak up something, such as a liquid, sound, or information. It can also mean to pay for something or to be engrossed by something. See different meanings, synonyms, and usage examples of absorb.