The process of absorbing and incorporating, especially mentally

• digestion

  1. The process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by a living organism. In most animals it is accomplished in the digestive tract by the mechanical and enzymatic breakdown of foods into simpler chemical compounds.
  2. The result of this process.
  3. The ability to digest food.

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  1. The process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by a living organism. In most animals it is accomplished in the digestive tract by the mechanical and enzymatic breakdown of foods into simpler chemical compounds.
  2. The result of this process.
  3. The ability to digest food.

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• assimilation

  1. The act or process of assimilating.
  2. The state of being assimilated.
  3. The conversion of nutriments into living tissue; constructive metabolism.

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  1. The act or process of assimilating.
  2. The state of being assimilated.
  3. The conversion of nutriments into living tissue; constructive metabolism.

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Total occupation of the attention or of the mind

• prepossession

  1. A preconception or prejudice.
  2. The state of being preoccupied with thoughts, opinions, or feelings.

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  1. A preconception or prejudice.
  2. The state of being preoccupied with thoughts, opinions, or feelings.

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• preoccupation

  1. The state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect.
  2. Something that preoccupies or engrosses the mind:

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  1. The state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect.
  2. Something that preoccupies or engrosses the mind:

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• immersion

  1. The act or an instance of immersing.
  2. The condition of being immersed.
  3. Baptism performed by totally submerging a person in water.

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  1. The act or an instance of immersing.
  2. The condition of being immersed.
  3. Baptism performed by totally submerging a person in water.

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• enthrallment

  1. The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled

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  1. The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled

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• engrossment

  1. (uncountable) The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation.
  2. (countable) The fact or instance of writing in a legal document.

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  1. (uncountable) The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation.
  2. (countable) The fact or instance of writing in a legal document.

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The process of absorbing or being absorbed

• inhalation

  1. The act or an instance of inhaling.
  2. An inhalant.

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  1. The act or an instance of inhaling.
  2. An inhalant.

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• sponging up

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• blotting up

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• drying-up

  1. The act of drying dishes after they have been washed up.
  2. Present participle of dry up.

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  1. The act of drying dishes after they have been washed up.
  2. Present participle of dry up.

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• soaking up

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• sopping up

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• suction

  1. The act or process of sucking.
  2. A force that causes a fluid or solid to be drawn into an interior space or to adhere to a surface because of the difference between the external and internal pressures.
  3. To draw away or remove by the force of suction:

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  1. The act or process of sucking.
  2. A force that causes a fluid or solid to be drawn into an interior space or to adhere to a surface because of the difference between the external and internal pressures.
  3. To draw away or remove by the force of suction:

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• drinking in

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• bibulation

  1. Drinking of alcohol

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  1. Drinking of alcohol

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• engulfment

  1. The act of engulfing

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  1. The act of engulfing

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• ingurgitation

  1. The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed.

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  1. The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed.

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• merging

  1. Present participle of merge.
  2. The act, or the result of being merged

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  1. Present participle of merge.
  2. The act, or the result of being merged

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• appropriation

  1. The act of appropriating.
  2. Something appropriated, especially public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
  3. A legislative act authorizing the expenditure of a designated amount of public funds for a specific purpose.

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  1. The act of appropriating.
  2. Something appropriated, especially public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
  3. A legislative act authorizing the expenditure of a designated amount of public funds for a specific purpose.

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• incorporation

  1. The process of forming a business corporation.
  2. The doctrine that the Bill of Rights is applied to the states by inclusion in the Fourteenth Amendment right of due process.

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  1. The process of forming a business corporation.
  2. The doctrine that the Bill of Rights is applied to the states by inclusion in the Fourteenth Amendment right of due process.

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• retention

  1. The act of retaining or the condition of being retained:
  2. The practice of requiring a student to repeat a class or a year of school because of insufficient educational progress to advance.
  3. The ability to recall or recognize what has been learned or experienced; memory.

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  1. The act of retaining or the condition of being retained:
  2. The practice of requiring a student to repeat a class or a year of school because of insufficient educational progress to advance.
  3. The ability to recall or recognize what has been learned or experienced; memory.

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• reception

  1. The act or process of receiving or of being received.
  2. The act or an instance of catching a forward pass.
  3. A welcome, greeting, or acceptance:

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  1. The act or process of receiving or of being received.
  2. The act or an instance of catching a forward pass.
  3. A welcome, greeting, or acceptance:

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• imbibing

  1. Present participle of imbibe.
  2. The act by which something is imbibed.

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  1. Present participle of imbibe.
  2. The act by which something is imbibed.

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• taking in

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• swallowing up

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• blending

  1. Present participle of blend.
  2. The act or result of something being blended.

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  1. Present participle of blend.
  2. The act or result of something being blended.

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• ingestion

  1. the action of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.

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  1. the action of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.

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• consumption

  1. The act or process of consuming.
  2. The state of being consumed.
  3. An amount consumed.

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  1. The act or process of consuming.
  2. The state of being consumed.
  3. An amount consumed.

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• engorgement

  1. The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid.

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  1. The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid.

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• union

  1. The act of uniting or the state of being united.
  2. A combination so formed, especially an alliance or confederation of people, parties, or political entities for mutual interest or benefit.
  3. A set, every member of which is an element of one or another of two or more given sets.

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  1. The act of uniting or the state of being united.
  2. A combination so formed, especially an alliance or confederation of people, parties, or political entities for mutual interest or benefit.
  3. A set, every member of which is an element of one or another of two or more given sets.

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• intake

  1. An opening by which a fluid is admitted into a container or conduit.
  2. The act of taking in.
  3. The quantity taken in.

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  1. An opening by which a fluid is admitted into a container or conduit.
  2. The act of taking in.
  3. The quantity taken in.

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• fusion

  1. The act or procedure of liquefying or melting by the application of heat.
  2. The liquid or melted state induced by heat.
  3. The merging of different elements into a union:

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  1. The act or procedure of liquefying or melting by the application of heat.
  2. The liquid or melted state induced by heat.
  3. The merging of different elements into a union:

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• penetration

  1. The successful unauthorized breach of a security perimeter. See penetration test.

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  1. The successful unauthorized breach of a security perimeter. See penetration test.

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• impregnation

  1. The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
  2. The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
  3. That with which anything is impregnated.

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  1. The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
  2. The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
  3. That with which anything is impregnated.

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• conversion

  1. The act of converting.
  2. The state of being converted.
  3. A change in which one adopts a new religion, faith, or belief.

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  1. The act of converting.
  2. The state of being converted.
  3. A change in which one adopts a new religion, faith, or belief.

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• saturation

  1. The act or process of saturating.
  2. The condition of being saturated.
  3. The condition of being full to or beyond satisfaction; satiety.

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  1. The act or process of saturating.
  2. The condition of being saturated.
  3. The condition of being full to or beyond satisfaction; satiety.

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• osmosis

  1. 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.
  2. The tendency of fluids to diffuse in such a manner.
  3. A gradual, often unconscious process of assimilation or absorption:

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  1. 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.
  2. The tendency of fluids to diffuse in such a manner.
  3. A gradual, often unconscious process of assimilation or absorption:

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• digestion

  1. The process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by a living organism. In most animals it is accomplished in the digestive tract by the mechanical and enzymatic breakdown of foods into simpler chemical compounds.
  2. The result of this process.
  3. The ability to digest food.

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  1. The process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by a living organism. In most animals it is accomplished in the digestive tract by the mechanical and enzymatic breakdown of foods into simpler chemical compounds.
  2. The result of this process.
  3. The ability to digest food.

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• assimilation

  1. The act or process of assimilating.
  2. The state of being assimilated.
  3. The conversion of nutriments into living tissue; constructive metabolism.

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  1. The act or process of assimilating.
  2. The state of being assimilated.
  3. The conversion of nutriments into living tissue; constructive metabolism.

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Engrossment

• immersion

  1. The act or an instance of immersing.
  2. The condition of being immersed.
  3. Baptism performed by totally submerging a person in water.

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  1. The act or an instance of immersing.
  2. The condition of being immersed.
  3. Baptism performed by totally submerging a person in water.

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• engrossment

  1. (uncountable) The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation.
  2. (countable) The fact or instance of writing in a legal document.

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  1. (uncountable) The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation.
  2. (countable) The fact or instance of writing in a legal document.

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• preoccupation

  1. The state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect.
  2. Something that preoccupies or engrosses the mind:

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  1. The state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect.
  2. Something that preoccupies or engrosses the mind:

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