Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive verb
To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.
- 2transitive verb
To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.
- 3transitive verb
To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth.
- 4transitive 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.
- 5verb
cause to become one with
"The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
- 6verb
consume all of one's attention or time
"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
- 7verb
devote (oneself) fully to
"He immersed himself into his studies"
- 8verb
take up mentally
"he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
Synonyms
- 9verb
assimilate or take in
"The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
- 10verb
take in, also metaphorically
"The sponge absorbs water well"
"She drew strength from the minister's words"
- 11verb
become imbued
"The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
- 12verb
take up, as of debts or payments
"absorb the costs for something"
- 13verb
suck or take up or in
"A black star absorbs all matter"
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