absorb

absorb is a 6-letter English word with 13 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.
2. transitive verb. To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.
3. transitive verb. To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth.
4. transitive verb. 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.
5. verb. cause to become one with

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

6. verb. consume all of one's attention or time

   "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

   Synonyms: engage, engross, occupy

7. verb. devote (oneself) fully to

   "He immersed himself into his studies"

   Synonyms: engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, steep

8. verb. take up mentally

   "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

   Synonyms: assimilate, ingest

9. verb. assimilate or take in

   "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"

10. verb. take in, also metaphorically

    "The sponge absorbs water well"

    "She drew strength from the minister's words"

    Synonyms: draw, imbibe, suck

11. verb. become imbued

    "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"

12. verb. take up, as of debts or payments

    "absorb the costs for something"

13. verb. suck or take up or in

    "A black star absorbs all matter"

Synonyms

engage, engross, occupy, engulf, immerse, plunge, steep, assimilate, ingest, draw, imbibe, suck

Common word forms

absorbs, absorbed, absorber, absorbing, absorbable, absorbtion

Words from these letters

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