Antonyms for absorb

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ab-sawrb, -zawrb

Phonetic Transcription : æbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb

Definition of absorb

Origin : early 15c., from Middle French absorber (Old French assorbir, 13c.), from Latin absorbere "to swallow up," from ab- "from" (see ab-) + sorbere "suck in," from PIE root *srebh- "to suck, absorb" (cf. Armenian arbi "I drank," Greek rhopheo "to sup greedily up, gulp down," Lithuanian srebiu "to drink greedily"). Figurative meaning "to completely grip (one's) attention" is from 1763. Related: Absorbed; absorbing.

verb physically take in a liquid
verb mentally take in information
verb occupy complete attention

Example sentences :

Accordingly he tried to absorb himself in his thoughts and listen to nothing.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

And meanwhile what began to interest and absorb me were sources--testimony.
Extract from : « A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume I » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

Does she suppose wounds of different kinds to "absorb" each other, so to speak?
Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll

These absorb the nourishment and turn it over to the embryo.
Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker

He watched Pederson absorb that, too; he saw the excitement grow.
Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse

Do not work on an empty stomach-you can then absorb lead easily.
Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

And it is as important to help him express as to help him absorb.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

Loved with a love that threatened to absorb even her physical existence.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

Not that he took little interest in it, but it had no power to absorb and engross him.
Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever

If fish has not been wiped dry it will absorb too much grease.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America

Synonyms for absorb

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