English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Absorb
Absorb
(v. t.)
To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to
disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.
Absorb
(v. t.)
To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as
the lacteals of the body.
Absorb
(v. t.)
To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as,
absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth.
Absorb
(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.