Definitions for Absorb
æbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrbab·sorb

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.8 / 4 votes

1. absorbverb

   become imbued

   "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"

2. absorb, assimilate, ingest, take inverb

   take up mentally

   "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

3. absorb, take oververb

   take up, as of debts or payments

   "absorb the costs for something"

4. absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take upverb

   take in, also metaphorically

   "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

5. absorbverb

   cause to become one with

   "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"

6. absorb, take inverb

   suck or take up or in

   "A black star absorbs all matter"

7. steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak upverb

   devote (oneself) fully to

   "He immersed himself into his studies"

8. absorbverb

   assimilate or take in

   "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"

9. absorb, engross, engage, occupyverb

   consume all of one's attention or time

   "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. absorbverb

   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. absorbverb

   To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.

3. absorbverb

   To learn

4. absorbverb

   To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or in the pursuit of wealth.

5. absorbverb

   To consume completely.

6. absorbverb

   To endure.

7. absorbverb

   To take in radiant energy by chemical or physical action.

   Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass.

8. absorbverb

   To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.

9. absorbverb

   To receive the impact of without recoil or echo.

10. absorbverb

    To defray the costs.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Absorbverb

   preter, absorbed; part. pret. absorbed, or absorpt.

   Etymology: absorbeo, Lat.

   1. To swallow up.

   Some tokens shew
   Of fearless friendship, and their sinking mates
   Sustain; vain love, tho’ laudable, absorpt
   By a fierce eddy, they together found
   The vast profundity. Phillips.

   Moses imputed the deluge to the disruption of the abyss; and St. Peter, to the particular constitution of that earth, which made it obnoxious to be absorpt in water. Thomas Burnet, Theory.

   2. To suck up. See Absorbent.

   Supposing the forementioned consumption should prove so durable, as to absorb and extenuate the said sanguine parts to an extreme degree, it is evident, that the fundamental parts must necessarily come into danger. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Absorbverb

   to swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include

2. Absorbverb

   to suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body

3. Absorbverb

   to engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth

4. Absorbverb

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Absorb

   ab-sorb′, v.t. to suck in: to swallow up: to engage wholly.—n. Absorbabil′ity.—adj. Absorb′able, that may be absorbed.—p.adj. Absorbed′, swallowed up: entirely occupied.—advs. Absorb′edly, Absorb′ingly.—adj. Absorb′ent, imbibing: swallowing.—n. that which absorbs.—n. Absorp′tion, the act of absorbing: entire occupation of mind.—adj. Absorp′tive, having power to absorb.—n. Absorptiv′ity. [Fr.—L. ab, from, sorbēre, -sorptum, to suck in.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. absorb

   To retain energy, matter or information.

   They did absorb the information easily and simply.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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1. Absorb

   Absorb vs. Absorbent -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Absorb and Absorbent.

Matched Categories

1. • Chemistry
   • Fund
   • Merge
   • Receive
   • Sorb

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Absorb' in Verbs Frequency: #606

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1. bobars

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Absorb in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Absorb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Absorb in a Sentence

1. Whitmore Schanzenbach:

   There’s no way to end it without causing harm because starting it reduced harm, fortunately, we have come out of this pandemic with a pretty strong economy, a very strong economy, so hopefully we’ll be able to absorb the increased hardship.

2. Tom Murphy:

   Corporate spreads have overreacted, the Fed will remain an overhang, but as far as the supply worry, the market has got to score high marks for its ability to absorb the amount it has over the past few days.

3. Harlan Stone:

   Over the long term, we believe the market can absorb the 10%, but we know the marketplace can't absorb the additional 15, this will go straight to the consumer and no one knows whether their buying habits will stay the same. There is risk.

4. Mickey Mehta:

   Teachers teach, preachers preach, but masters communicate all with their being.Students qualify and earn, disciples follow and learn, but devotees simply absorb in their compassionate seeing. Be a devotee, evolve and be liberalized , get MickeyMized.

5. Chad Morganlander:

   We do not see, for the moment, additional selling pressure in the coming week as market speculators absorb this much-needed mood.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Absorb
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Absorb
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Absorb
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Absorb
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Absorb