Absorb

Verb

 * 1)  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; to incorporate; to assimilate.
 * 2)  To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.
 * 3)  To learn
 * 4)  To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or in the pursuit of wealth.
 * 5)  To consume completely.
 * 6)  To endure.
 * 7)   To take up by chemical or physical action.
 * Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass.
 * 1)  To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.

Adverbs for Absorb
incessantly; wholly; passively; profoundly; partially; racially; nationally; intelligently; intellectually; physically; studiously; hurtfully; mentally; accretively; electively; vocationally; bibulously; crapulently; canniballistically; edaciously; intemperately; ghoulishly.

Synonyms for Absorb

 * assimilate, engulf, incorporate, swallow up, overwhelm, merge
 * draw, drink in, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, steep, take in, take up
 * acquire, assimilate, ingest, learn, take in
 * use up
 * engage, engross, immerse, monopolize, occupy
 * accommodate, bear, endure, sustain, withstand
 * assume, bear, pay for
 * to take in
 * consume, exhaust, engulf, swallow

Antonyms for Absorb

 * emit
 * disgorge, disperse, eject, dissipate, exude, spew

Thesaurus
learn; master; mesmerize; metabolize; monopolize; monopolize the thoughts; obsess; obsess the mind; occupy; occupy the attention; occupy the mind; osmose; percolate in; permeate; predigest; preoccupy; read; realize; savvy; seep in; seize; seize the meaning; seize the mind; sense; sew up; slurp up; soak in; soak up; sorb; spellbind; spend; sponge; squander; suck dry; suck into; swallow; swallow up; swill up; take; take in; take up; tangle; understand; use up; waste away; wear away, monopolize, engross, ablate; absorb the attention; adsorb; appreciate; apprehend; appropriate; arrest; assimilate; be with one; bleed white; blot; blot up; burn up; buy up; catch; catch on; catch up in; charm; chemisorb; chemosorb; come uppermost; comprehend; conceive; concern; consume; corner; deplete; dig; digest; drain; drain of resources; draw in; drink; drink in; drink up; eat; eat up; embarrass; embody; enchant; engage; engage the attention; engage the mind; engage the thoughts; engross; engross the mind; engross the thoughts; enmesh; entangle; enthrall; erode; exercise; exhaust; expend; fascinate; fathom; fill the mind; filter in; finish; finish off; follow; get; get hold of; get the drift; get the idea; get the picture; gobble; gobble up; grab; grasp; grip; have; have it taped; hold; hold spellbound; hold the interest; hypnotize; imbibe; imbue; immerse; implicate; impoverish; impregnate; incorporate; infiltrate; infuse; ingest; interest; involve; involve the interest; ken; know;

Etymology
15th Century, from, from absorbeo:, from ab: + sorbeo:. Compare French absorber:.

Pronunciation




Derived terms

 * absorption
 * absorbable
 * absorbability

Translations

 * Arabic:, ,
 * Bulgarian: поглъщам
 * Chinese: 吸收
 * Dutch: absorberen, (in zich) opnemen
 * French:
 * German: absorbieren, (in sich) aufnehmen
 * Hebrew: ספג


 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese: 吸収する (きゅうしゅうする, kyūshū suru)
 * Norwegian: absorbere, oppsluke
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: absorbi
 * Russian:, поглотить ; вбирать , вобрать
 * Swedish:, uppsluka


 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian: гълтам, поглъщам
 * Chinese:
 * Czech: vstřebat
 * Dutch: absorberen, opzuigen
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:


 * Hebrew: ספג
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 吸う (すう, sū)
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, поглотить ; вбирать , вобрать ; впитывать , впитать
 * Spanish: absorber
 * Swahili: kufyonza
 * Swedish:, dra åt sig, fånga upp, suga i sig, suga till sig, suga upp, ta upp


 * Chinese: 吸收
 * Czech: vstřebat
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Japanese: 吸収する (きゅうしゅうする, kyūshū suru)


 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, поглотить ; вбирать , вобрать ; впитывать , впитать
 * Swedish: tillgodogöra sig


 * Chinese: 全神貫注, 全神贯注
 * Dutch: verdiepen, bezig houden
 * French:
 * German: (ganz) in Anspruch nehmen, fesseln
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: שקע


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 吸収する (きゅうしゅうする, kyūshū suru)
 * Norwegian: oppsluke
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, поглотить
 * Swedish:, fängsla, uppta, uppsluka


 * Chinese: 完全吸收 (wánquán xīshōu)
 * Dutch: consumeren, opgebruiken
 * German: konsumieren, aufbrauchen
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 処理する (しょりする, shori suru)


 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, поглотить
 * Swedish: ,


 * Chinese: 忍耐 (rěnnài)
 * Dutch:
 * German: ,


 * Norwegian: utholde
 * Swedish:, uppta


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian: neelduma
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Russian:, поглотить ; вбирать , вобрать ; впитывать , впитать ;   and
 * Swedish:, uppta


 * Chinese: 吸收
 * Japanese: 負担する (ふたんする, futan suru)
 * Norwegian: påta seg


 * Portuguese: Aderir
 * Swedish:, bestrida, påtaga sig

Anagrams

 * bobars