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
- 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
- assimilate
- blot
- captivate
- comprehend
- concern
- consume
- devour
- digest
- drink in
- employ
- engage
- engross
- fascinate
- fill
- follow
- get
- get into
- grasp
- hold
- imbibe
- immerse
- incorporate
- ingest
- ingurgitate
- involve
- latch onto
- learn
- monopolize
- obsess
- osmose
- preoccupy
- rivet
- sense
- soak up
- sop up
- sponge up
- suck in
- swallow
- take in
- understand
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