absorbing (verb)

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• absorb — verb (T) 1 LIQUID if something absorbs a liquid, it takes the liquid into itself from the surface or space around it: Plants absorb nutrients from the soil. 2 INFORMATION to read or hear a large amount of new information and understand it: I… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• absorb — [[t]əbzɔ͟ː(r)b[/t]] absorbs, absorbing, absorbed 1) VERB If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in. [V n] Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil... [be V ed into n] Refined …   English dictionary

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• blot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a soiling or disfiguring mark ; spot 2. a mark of reproach ; moral flaw 3. a usually nitrocellulose or nylon sheet that contains spots of immobilized macromolecules (as of DNA, RNA, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary