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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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   The meaning of ABSORB is to take in (something, such as water) in a natural or gradual way. How to use absorb in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › absorbABSORB Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Absorb definition: to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up. See examples of ABSORB used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABSORB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb(transitive) 1. to soak or suck up (liquids) 2. to engage or occupy (the interest, attention, or time) of (someone); engross. 3. to receive or take in (the energy of an impact) 4. physics. to take in (all or part of incident radiated energy) and retain the part that is not reflected or transmitted.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishabsorb verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   absorb something to use up a large supply of something, especially money or time. The new proposals would absorb $80 billion of the federal budget. My work absorbs a great deal of my time.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › absorbAbsorb - definition of absorb by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices. 2. a. To occupy the attention, interest, or time of; engross: The problem completely absorbed her. See Synonyms at engross. b. To take up or occupy (one's time or interest, for example). 3. To retain (radiation or sound, for example) wholly, without reflection or transmission. 4.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › absorbAbsorb - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of absorb. verb. take in a liquid. “The sponge absorbs water well”. synonyms: draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up. see more. verb. suck or take up or in. “A black star absorbs all matter”.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › absorbAbsorb Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionabsorb verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    absorb something to take something into the mind and learn or understand it synonym take in It's a lot of information to absorb all at once. It took me several days to absorb the fact of her death. They spent a week in Paris just absorbing the atmosphere. interest someone.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › absorbabsorb | meaning of absorb in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    absorb meaning, definition, what is absorb: to take in liquid, gas, or another subst...: Learn more.