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- pronunciation:
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zorb
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
absorbs, absorbing, absorbed |
| definition 1: |
When something absorbs another thing, it takes it into itself. It soaks it up. If something absorbs water or other liquid, it takes it into itself the way a towel or sponge does.
These thin towels don't absorb water well.
- synonyms:
- soak up
- similar words:
- blot, comprehend, digest, drink, grasp, understand
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| definition 2: |
If a story absorbs you, it holds all of your attention.
Her new pet lizard absorbed her for weeks.- synonyms:
- involve
- similar words:
- arrest, consume, engage, fascinate, grip, hold, immerse, occupy, seize
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| related words: |
amuse, get, interest, swallow |
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| derivations: |
absorbable (adj.), absorber (n.) |
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