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absorb
[ ab-sawrb, -zawrb ]
/ ƦbĖsÉrb, -ĖzÉrb /
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verb (used with object)
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Origin of absorb
OTHER WORDS FROM absorb
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH absorb
absorb , adsorbWords nearby absorb
absolutive, absolutize, absolutory, absolve, absonant, absorb, absorbance, absorbed, absorbed dose, absorbefacient, absorbent
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British Dictionary definitions for absorb
absorb
/ (ÉbĖsÉĖb, -ĖzÉĖb) /
verb (tr)
Derived forms of absorb
absorbability, nounabsorbable, adjectiveWord Origin for absorb
C15: via Old French from Latin absorbÄre to suck, swallow, from ab- 1 + sorbÄre to suck
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