absorb

ab·sorb  (b-sôrb, -zôrb)

tr.v. ab·sorbed, ab·sorb·ing, ab·sorbs

1. To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices.

2. To occupy the full attention, interest, or time of; engross. See Synonyms at monopolize.

3. To retain (radiation or sound, for example) wholly, without reflection or transmission.

4. To take in; assimilate: immigrants who were absorbed into the social mainstream.

5. To learn; acquire: "Matisse absorbed the lesson and added to it a new language of color" Peter Plagen.

6. To receive (an impulse) without echo or recoil: a fabric that absorbs sound; a bumper that absorbs impact.

7. To assume or pay for (a cost or costs).

8. To endure; accommodate: couldn't absorb the additional hardships.

9. To use up; consume: The project has absorbed all of our department's resources.

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[Middle English, to swallow up, from Old French absorber, from Latin absorbre : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + sorbre, to suck.]

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ab·sorba·bili·ty n.

ab·sorba·ble adj.

ab·sorbed·ly adv.

ab·sorber n.

ab·sorbing·ly adv.

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absorb

Verb

1. to soak up a liquid

2. to engage the interest of someone

3. to receive the force of an impact

4. Physics to take in radiant energy and retain it

5. to take in or incorporate: this country has absorbed almost one million refugees [Latin absorbere to suck]

absorbent adj
absorbing adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	absorb - become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions reabsorb, resorb - undergo resorption imbibe, assimilate - take (gas, light or heat) into a solution sorb, take up - take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
	2.	absorb - take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" assimilate, ingest, take in larn, learn, acquire - gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" imbibe - receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"
	3.	absorb - take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something" take over fund - furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"
	4.	absorb - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, suck, take up, take in, draw mop, mop up, wipe up - to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" blot - dry (ink) with blotting paper sponge up - absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on the counter"
	5.	absorb - cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, blend, meld, flux, combine - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
	6.	absorb - suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter" take in suck in, suck - attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad" give out, emit, give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
	7.	absorb - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, plunge immerse, plunge - cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" drink in, drink - be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"
	8.	absorb - assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society" receive, take in, invite - express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
	9.	absorb - consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" engage, engross, occupy involve - occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon" consume - engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy" rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

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absorb

verb 1. soak up, drink in, devour, suck up, receive, digest, imbibe, ingest, osmose

verb 2. engross, hold, involve, fill, arrest, fix, occupy, engage, fascinate, preoccupy, engulf, fill up, immerse, rivet, captivate, monopolize, enwrap

Translations

absorb [əbˈzɔːb] vt → absorber;

to be absorbed in a book → estar enfrascado en un libro

absorb [əbˈzɔːb] vt → absorber;

to be absorbed in a book → être plongé(e) dans un livre

absorb [əbˈzɔːb] vt → aufnehmen (also fig);

(light, heat) → absorbieren;

(group, business) → übernehmen;

to be absorbed in a book → in ein Buch vertieft sein

absorb [əbˈsɔːb] vt → assorbire;

to be absorbed in a book → essere immerso/a in un libro

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absorb

v absorb [əbˈzoːb]

1 to soak up The cloth absorbed the ink I had spilled.absorbeerيَمْتَصْ، يَتَشَربпоглъщамvsátopsuge; absorbere; optageaufsaugenαπορροφώabsorberimamaجذب کردنimeä itseensäabsorberלִסְפּוֹגसोखनाupitifelszívmenyerapdrekka í sigassorbire吸収する흡수하다sugertiabsorbēt; uzsūktmenyerapabsorberensuge opp, absorberewchłaniaćabsorvera absorbiвпитыватьvsať, vpiťvpitiupijatiabsorbera, suga uppดูดซึมemmek吸收вбирати; абсорбуватиجذب کرناthấm吸收

2 to take up the whole attention of (a person) He was completely absorbed in his book.verdiepيَنْهَمِك فِي، يَنْغَمِس ، يَسْتَغْرِق فِيпогълнатpohltitopsluge; fordybefesselnαπορροφώ (μτφ.), έλκω την προσοχήabsorberhaaramaمجذوب کردنsyventynytabsorberלְרַתֵקग्रहण करनाusredotočiti seelmerül vmibenmencurahkan perhatianupptekinnassorbire夢中にする몰두시키다užvaldytisaistīt (uzmanību)diambil perhatianabsorberenfordypet, opptatt av, oppsluktpochłaniaćabsorvera absorbiпоглощатьzahĺbiť sa, zaujaťprevzetizaokupitiuppsluka, fängslaทำให้หมกมุ่นtüm ilgi ve dikkatini çekmek使專心致志［於］поглинатиمتوجہ ہوناthu hút使专心致志［于］

adj abˈsorbent

able to soak up absorbent paper.absorberendمَاص ، مُمْتَصпопиващsavý, pohlcujícíabsorberende; opsugendesaugfähigαπορροφητικόςabsorbenteimavجذب کنندهimukykyinenabsorbantסוֹפֵגअवशोषकupijajućifelszívómampu menyerapgleypinn, sem getur sogið í sigassorbente吸収性の흡수성의sugeriamasisabsorbējošs; uzsūcošsboleh menyerapabsorberendabsorberende, (opp)sugendechłonnyabsorventeabsorbantвпитывающийpijavý, absorbujúci, pohlcujúcivpojenupijaćiabsorberande, uppsugandeซึ่งสามารถดูดซึมemici能吸收的всмоктувальний, абсорбційнийجاذبthấm能吸收的

n abˈsorption [-ˈzoːp-]

absorbeerderإمْتِصَاص، إسْتِيعَاب، إنْهِمَاك فِيпоглъщанеvstřebání, pohlceníabsorbtiondas Aufsaugenαπορρόφησηabsorciónimamineمجذوبیت؛ ربایشimeytyminenabsorptionספִיגָהअवशोषित करनाupijanjefelszívás, abszorpciópenyerapanísog, upptakaassorbimento吸収흡수, 병합sugėrimasabsorbcijaserapanabsorptieopptatthet; absorpsjonwchłanianieabsorçãoabsorbţieвпитывание; поглощениеpohltenievpijanjeupijanjeabsorberingการดูดซึมemme吸收абсорбція, вбиранняجذب کرنے کا عملsự thấm; sự mê mải吸收