absorb

absorb has 13 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• 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.. cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
• v.. consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
• v.. devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
• v.. take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
• v.. assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
• v.. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
• v.. become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
• v.. take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"