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1 Absorb
v. trans.Drink: P. and V. πίνειν.Be absorbed into: P. συγκαταμίγνυσθαι εἰς (acc.) (Plat.).Draw: P. and V. ἕλκειν.Absorbed in (met.): P. ὅλος πρός (dat.), V. ἀνειμένος εἰς (acc.).Be absorbed in (met.): P. and V. προσκεῖσθαι (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Absorb
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2 absorb
[əb'zo:b]1) (to soak up: The cloth absorbed the ink I had spilled.) απορροφώ2) (to take up the whole attention of (a person): He was completely absorbed in his book.) απορροφώ, έλκω την προσοχή•- absorption -
3 sink in
1) (to be fully understood: The news took a long time to sink in.) γίνομαι πλήρως αντιληπτός,αφομοιώνομαι2) (to be absorbed: The surface water on the paths will soon sink in.) απορροφώμαι -
4 Immerse
v. trans.Dip: P. and V. βάπτειν, Ar. ἐμβάπτειν.Wet: P. and V. τέγγειν (Plat.), δεύειν (Plat.).Immersed in, met.: absorbed in: P. ὅλος πρός (dat.), V. ἀνειμένος εἰς (acc.).Be immersed in, v.: P. and V. προσκεῖσθαι (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Immerse
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5 Lost
adj.Of persons, abandoned: P. ἀπονενοημένος.It is labour lost to: V. πόνος περισσός ἐστι (infin.) (Soph. Ant. 780).Lost in, absorbed in: P. ὅλος πρός (dat.), V. ἀνειμένος εἰς (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Lost
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6 Sink
v. trans.Dig: P. and V. ὀρύσσειν, σκάπτειν.V. intrans.Subside, settle down: P. ἱζάνειν.Incline downwards: P. and V. ῥέπειν.Fail in strength: V. προλείπειν; see Fail.Already she is sinking and like to die: V. ἤδη προνωπής ἐστι καὶ ψυχορραγεῖ (Eur., Alc. 143).His head sinks back: V. ὑπτιάζεται κάρα (Soph., Phil. 822).I sink backwards into the arms of my maidens and swoon away: V. ὑπτία δε κλίνομαι... πρὸς δμωαῖσι κἀποπλήσσομαι (Soph., Ant. 1188).She sinks back with trembling limbs: V. λεχρία πάλιν χωρεῖ τρέμουσα κῶλα (Eur., Med. 1168).Of ground dipping: see under Dip.Deteriorate: P. ἀποκλίνειν, ἐκπίπτειν; see Degenerate.Sink into inaction: P. ἐπὶ τὸ ῥᾳθυμεῖν ἀποκλίνειν (Dem. 13).Be sunk in love: V. ἐντήκεσθαι τῷ φιλεῖν (Soph. Trach. 463); see absorbed in.Be sunk in ignorance P. ἐν ἀμαθίᾳ μολύνεσθαι (Plat., Rep. 535E).Sink into, be instilled into, met.: P. καταδύεσθαι εἰς (acc.), V. ἐντήκεσθαι (dat.).Sink into insignificance: P. ἐν οὐδενὶ λόγῳ εἶναι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sink
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