Absorption synonyms
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The absorption of ideas
The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled
(--- Physiol.) The change of digested food into the protoplasm of an animal; also, the absorption and incorporation of nutritive elements by plants, as in photosynthesis
Diffusion of fluid through a semipermeable membrane from a solution with a low solute concentration to a solution with a higher solute concentration until there is an equal solute concentration on both sides of the membrane.
The state of being converted.
(Geology) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.
The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment. [from 17th c.]
The merging of different elements into a union:
In England, a former combination of parishes for the joint administration of relief for the poor; also, a workhouse kept up by such a union
The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid.
A progressive wasting of body tissue.
swallowing up
The process of absorbing or being absorbed
taking in
The process of absorbing or being absorbed
(Med.) The retaining within the body of matter normally excreted
The process of forming a business corporation.
The act by a legislative body to designate or set aside public funds for a government expenditure.
ingurgitation
The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed.
engulfment
The act of engulfing
bibulation
Drinking of alcohol
drinking in
The process of absorbing or being absorbed
The principle of physics by which one item is caused to adhere to another because the pressure in the space between the items is lower than the pressure outside that space.
sopping up
The process of absorbing or being absorbed
soaking up
The process of absorbing or being absorbed
blotting up
The process of absorbing or being absorbed
The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
(Uncountable) The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation.
The total submerging of a person in water as an act of baptism
removal (antonym)
(Law) The transfer of a case from one court to another, esp. from a state court to a federal court
ejection (antonym)
Ejected matter.
discharge (antonym)
(Military) the act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service
reflection (related)
Careful thought or consideration.
distraction (antonym)
Mental or emotional disturbance; agitation or confusion:
boredom (antonym)
The condition of being bored; ennui.
A preconception or prejudice.
accept (related)
The process of absorbing and incorporating, especially mentally
excite (related)
Total occupation of the attention or of the mind
adsorption (related)
An adsorbing or being adsorbed; adhesion of the molecules of a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance to a surface
The state of being preoccupied or engrossed; preoccupation.
Strength or density, as of a solution
contemplativeness
The state or quality of being contemplative.
predigestion
The partial hydrolysis etc. of food, by enzymes or other materials, prior to normal digestion
reflectiveness
The state or property of being reflective.
speculativeness
The quality or state of being speculative.
An act or instance of taking in: an intake of oxygen or food.
sponging up
The process of absorbing or being absorbed
The act or an instance of inhaling.
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