Absorb synonyms and antonyms
əb-zôrb', -sôrb'
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The definition of assimilate is to learn and comprehend.
To buy for one's personal needs
To give definite, tangible, or visible form to; make concrete
To swallow up greedily or in large amounts; gulp; gorge; guzzle
To consume or use up:
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To teach
sponge up
To take in by absorption
To get, have, or exploit a monopoly of
The conversion of nutrients into living tissue; constructive metabolism.
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drink-in
(Figuratively) To absorb.
To detect automatically:
Capable of absorbing moisture, light rays, etc.
osmose
To diffuse or cause to diffuse by osmosis.
Blot means to dry, soak up or remove.
Incorporate is defined as to work into something that already exists, or to become a corporation.
get by osmosis
To take in by absorption
To acquire most or all of (a commodity); monopolize (a market).
eject (antonym)
To make an emergency exit from an aircraft by deployment of an ejection seat or capsule.
expel (antonym)
To deprive of membership or rights in an organization; force to leave:
vomit (antonym)
To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; throw up
Suck is defined as to draw in by suction.
Marked by or causing assimilation.
Partial loss in energy of light, radio waves, etc. passing through a medium
To draw into; involve:
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dissipate (antonym)
To use up, especially recklessly; exhaust:
assimilatory
That tends to assimilate, or to produce assimilation
Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink:
bibulosity
A fondness for tippling
(Economics) The using up of goods and services by consumer purchasing or in the production of other goods.
The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation; as, the incorporation of conquered countries into the Roman republic.
The definition of metabolism is the organic and chemical processes inside of organisms that are necessary to maintain life, or how quickly you burn calories or fat.
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monopolization
The act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized
Osmosis is defined as the distribution of liquid with a low concentration flowing through a membrane into an area with a higher concentration resulting in the concentrations being equal on both sides.
The definition of combine is to join together or to unite.
Digest is defined as breaking down into parts that are easier to use or understand, or to condense information to make it easier to understand.
To engulf is defined as to completely cover, surround, or overwhelm.
To absorb completely; engross:
The definition of immerse is to dip or put something completely into a liquid, or to totally absorb yourself in a particular activity.
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To take (food, drugs, etc.) into the body, as by swallowing, inhaling, or absorbing
To perform metabolism:
Occlude is defined as to hide, block or close.
Overwhelm is defined as to completely overcome or take over.
To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand.
To bring together in common cause, interest, opinion, etc.; join, as in action, through fellowship, agreement, legal bonds, etc.
exude (antonym)
Exude is defined as to show a lot of a certain feeling or to slowly discharge something.
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To drink alcoholic liquor, sometimes specif. as a matter of habit or to excess
To soak is to get something completely wet, or for liquid to go into something.
To occupy completely the mind or attention of; engross.
awareness (related)
To occupy the full attention of
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accept (related)
(Intransitive) To receive something willingly.
To slope steeply downward:
To bring about deliberately; provoke:
(Idiomatic) To relieve someone temporarily.
emit (antonym)
To give off (electrons) under the influence of heat, radiation, etc.
The definition of absorb is to fully take in something or someone.
chemisorb
To take up and chemically bind (a substance) onto the surface of another substance.
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predigest
To present (news, information, etc.) in a simplified form
accumulate (related)
To show eager and prompt willingness or acceptance:
discharge (antonym)
To give forth; to emit or send out.
Acting in the manner of a monopoly.
drink-up
To finish one's drink.
To be the person who gets (something sent or transmitted):
(Mathematics) To include or bound (a part of a space or curve) between two points or lines.
The definition of appropriate is to put aside or take something for one's self or some other specific person.
understand (related)
To have sympathy or tolerance:
imbibitional
Easily crossed or penetrated:
not get (antonym)
mentally take in information
distract (antonym)
To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.
spew (antonym)
To flow or gush forth:
disperse (antonym)
To break up (light) into its component colored rays
penetrate (related)
evaporate (related)
vaporise (related)
vaporize (related)
reabsorbed (related)
decompose (related)
diffuse (related)
inject (related)
misunderstand (antonym)
To understand incorrectly, while thinking one has understood correctly.
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To take in and incorporate, especially mentally
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