absorb
uhb zawrb
- v become imbued
The liquids, light, and gases absorb - v take up mentally
he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe - v take up, as of debts or payments
absorb the costs for something - v take in, also metaphorically
The sponge absorbs water well - v cause to become one with
The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax - v suck or take up or in
A black star absorbs all matter - v devote (oneself) fully to
- v assimilate or take in
The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society - v consume all of one's attention or time
Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
- Our ability to effortlessly absorb a new languageany new languagebegins to decline by age six, according to Robert DeKeyser, a professor of second-language acquisition at the .
- They've engineered two new materials one using a fishnet of metal layers, the other using tiny silver wires that neither absorb nor reflect light, causing it instead to .
- Living trees absorb CO2, and as they are cut down or burned, they release their stored carbon into the air.