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Another word for absorb

VERB

  1. To take in (moisture or liquid)

    See also:

    give

  2. To occupy the full attention of

    See also:

    excite

    awareness

  3. To take in and incorporate, especially mentally

    See also:

    accept

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Another word for absorb

VERB

  1. To take in by absorption

    Antonyms:

    discharge

    expel

    eject

  2. To occupy completely

    See also:

    occupy

  3. To take in mentally

    See also:

    understand

    learn

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Sentence Examples

  • I have enough acreage and cattle to absorb some of the loss.

  • My guess is we won't have to absorb all this information.

  • He had forgotten what it felt like to just let go and let the magic absorb him.

  • That necklace will absorb new magic and prevent him from accessing the depths of his current store.

  • In another form of apparatus advantage is taken of the property possessed by sodium-potassium peroxide of giving off oxygen when damped; the residue of caustic soda and potash yielded by the reaction is used to absorb the carbonic acid of the expired air.

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