absorbs (verb)

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• take in — verb 1. provide with shelter (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑house, ↑put up, ↑domiciliate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. fool or hoax (Freq. 2) …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• take up — verb 1. pursue or resume (Freq. 9) take up a matter for consideration • Hypernyms: ↑embark, ↑enter • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. adopt (Freq. 5) …   Useful english dictionary

• suck up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically (Freq. 1) The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑soak up, ↑sop up, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• soak up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑sop up, ↑suck up, ↑draw, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• sop up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑soak up, ↑suck up, ↑draw, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• absorb — verb /əbˈzɔːb,əbˈsɔːb,æbˈzɔːrb,æbˈsɔːrb/ a) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to …   Wiktionary

• absorb — verb 1) a spongelike material that absorbs water Syn: soak up, suck up, draw up/in, take up/in, blot up, mop up, sop up Ant: exude 2) she absorbed the information in silence Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• absorb — verb 1) a material which absorbs water Syn: soak up, suck up, draw up/in, take up/in, mop up 2) she was absorbed in her book Syn: engross, captivate, occupy, preoccupy, engage, rive …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• 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

• absorb — ab‧sorb [əbˈsɔːb, əbˈzɔːb ǁ ɔːrb] verb [transitive] COMMERCE 1. if a large organization absorbs a smaller one, it takes control of it and makes it part of the organization: • The company was absorbed by IBM in 1995. absorb into • Several smaller… …   Financial and business terms