to absorb water

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• absorb — absorbable, adj. absorbability n. /ab sawrb , zawrb /, v.t. 1. to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water. 2. to swallow up the identity or individuality of; incorporate: The empire absorbed many small nations. 3. to… …   Universalium