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Absorb
əbˈzɔːb
Absorb definitions
verb
absorb
absorbed
absorbing
absorbs
- 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"
soak up suck up draw up/in take up/in blot up mop up sponge up sop up- take in and understand fully (information, ideas, or experience)
"she absorbed the information in silence"
- 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"
- use or take up (time or resources)
"arms spending absorbs roughly two per cent of the national income"
- take up and reduce the effect or intensity of (sound or an impact)
"deep-pile carpets absorbed all sound of the outside world"
- take up the attention of (someone); interest greatly
"she sat in an armchair, absorbed in a book"