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Absorb Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Absorb
(v. t.)
To take up by cohesive, chemical, or any molecular action, as when charcoal absorbs gases. So heat, light, and electricity are absorbed or taken up in the substances into which they pass.
(v. t.)
To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.
(v. t.)
To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.
(v. t.)
To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth.
(v. t.)
To take up by cohesive, chemical, or any molecular action, as when charcoal absorbs gases. So heat, light, and electricity are absorbed or taken up in the substances into which they pass.
(v. t.)
To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.
(v. t.)
To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.
(v. t.)
To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth.
| WordNet 2.0 |
absorb
Verb
1. become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
(hypernym) sorb, take up
(hyponym) reabsorb, resorb
(derivation) absorption, soaking up
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
2. take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
(synonym) assimilate, ingest, take in
(hypernym) learn, larn, acquire
(hyponym) imbibe
(derivation) assimilation, absorption
3. take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"
(synonym) take over
(hypernym) fund
4. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
(synonym) suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
(hyponym) wipe up, mop up, mop
(derivation) absorption, soaking up
5. cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
(hypernym) blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
6. suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
(synonym) take in
(antonym) emit, give out, give off
(hyponym) suck, suck in
(derivation) absorption
7. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
(synonym) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, soak up
(hypernym) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
(hyponym) drink in, drink
(verb-group) plunge, immerse
(derivation) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
8. assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
(hypernym) receive, take in, invite
9. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
(synonym) engross, engage, occupy
(hypernym) interest
(hyponym) involve
(derivation) preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment
Verb
1. become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
(hypernym) sorb, take up
(hyponym) reabsorb, resorb
(derivation) absorption, soaking up
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
2. take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
(synonym) assimilate, ingest, take in
(hypernym) learn, larn, acquire
(hyponym) imbibe
(derivation) assimilation, absorption
3. take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"
(synonym) take over
(hypernym) fund
4. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
(synonym) suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
(hyponym) wipe up, mop up, mop
(derivation) absorption, soaking up
5. cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
(hypernym) blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
6. suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
(synonym) take in
(antonym) emit, give out, give off
(hyponym) suck, suck in
(derivation) absorption
7. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
(synonym) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, soak up
(hypernym) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
(hyponym) drink in, drink
(verb-group) plunge, immerse
(derivation) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
8. assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
(hypernym) receive, take in, invite
9. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
(synonym) engross, engage, occupy
(hypernym) interest
(hyponym) involve
(derivation) preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment
| hEnglish - advanced version |
absorb
absorb
absonous \ab"so*nous\ (&?;), a. [l. absonus; ab + sonus sound.] discordant; inharmonious; incongruous. [obs.] "absonous to our reason."
absorb
absonous \ab"so*nous\ (&?;), a. [l. absonus; ab + sonus sound.] discordant; inharmonious; incongruous. [obs.] "absonous to our reason."
| for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America |
absorb
To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.
To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
absorb
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| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Dyddyfnu
Dyddyfnu = v. to absorb
Dyddyfnu = v. to absorb
Absorb Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
absorb
verb
to take in (a liquid); cotton wads are used to absorb the discharge from the wound
verb
to take in (a liquid); cotton wads are used to absorb the discharge from the wound
Absorb Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of petroleum Industry |
Absorb
to recover liquid hydrocarbons from natural or refinery gas in a gas-absorption plant. The wet gas enters the absorber at the bottom and rises to the top, encountering a stream of a ' absorption oil (a light oil or similar fraction) traveling downward over bubble-cap trays. The lighter fraction removes, or absorbs, the heavier liquid hydrocarbons from the wet gas.
to recover liquid hydrocarbons from natural or refinery gas in a gas-absorption plant. The wet gas enters the absorber at the bottom and rises to the top, encountering a stream of a ' absorption oil (a light oil or similar fraction) traveling downward over bubble-cap trays. The lighter fraction removes, or absorbs, the heavier liquid hydrocarbons from the wet gas.
Absorb Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Absorb
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Absorb Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| General Chemistry Glossary |
absorption (absorb; absorbent)
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Compare with adsorption and sorption .1. Penetration of molecules into the bulk of a solid or liquid, forming either a solution or compound. Absorption can be a chemical process (a strong solution of NaOH absorbs CO2 from the air) or a physical process (palladium absorbs hydrogen gas). 2. Capture and transformation of energy by a substance; for example, copper looks reddish because it absorbs blue light. An absorbent captures another material and distributes it throughout; an adsorbent captures another material and distributes it on its surface only.
Compare with adsorption and sorption .1. Penetration of molecules into the bulk of a solid or liquid, forming either a solution or compound. Absorption can be a chemical process (a strong solution of NaOH absorbs CO2 from the air) or a physical process (palladium absorbs hydrogen gas). 2. Capture and transformation of energy by a substance; for example, copper looks reddish because it absorbs blue light. An absorbent captures another material and distributes it throughout; an adsorbent captures another material and distributes it on its surface only.
Absorb Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Absorption
Absorption may refer to:
- Absorption (chemistry), absorption of particles of gas or liquid in liquid or solid material
- Absorption (cooking), a method in cooking in which a food (such as rice) takes up the liquid in which it is immersed
- Absorption (skin), a route by which substances can enter the body through the skin
- Absorption (pharmacokinetics), absorption of drugs in body
- Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), absorption of light or other electromagnetic radiation by a material
- Absorption (acoustics) , absorption of sound waves by a material
- Absorption (digestive), the uptake of substances by the gastrointestinal tract
- Absorption air conditioning
- Absorption law, in mathematics, an identity linking a pair of binary operations
- Dielectric absorption, interaction and absorption of energy from an applied electromagnetic field by a dielectric material
- Flow (psychology), a state of total mental "absorption"
- Absorption (economics), the total demand of an economy for goods and services both from within and without
- Absorption refrigeration
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