verb Download 🔗Share To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. Examples : "The company is absorbing its smaller competitor, and soon their name will disappear. " action process mind energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To engulf, as in water; to swallow up. Examples : "The heavy rain quickly absorbed the puddle on the school playground. " nature environment disaster Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. Examples : "The paper towel was quickly absorbing the spilled milk on the counter. " chemistry physiology biology science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take in energy and convert it, as Examples : "Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass." physics energy science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully Examples : "The new video game completely absorbed her attention for hours. " mind emotion sensation character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share Assimilate mentally. Examples : "The student was absorbing all the information from the lecture. " mind ability education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction. Examples : "The company is absorbing the cost of new software for all employees. " business economy finance commerce Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share (of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it. Examples : "The one-way valve on the medical device created an absorbing state; air could only enter the chamber, not exit. " physics process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading