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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions absorb verb  (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to incorporate; to assimilate. Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all. - Cowper The large cities the wealth and fashion. - W. Irving (transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body. - Bacon (transitive) To learn (transitive) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or in the pursuit of wealth. (transitive) To consume completely. (transitive) To endure. (transitive) (physics) To take up by chemical or physical action. Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass. (transitive) (finance) To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction. Etymology: 15th Century, via , from Latin (term, absorbere), which is formed from prefix (term, ab-, , from), + (term, sorbere, , suck in), akin to Greek; compare French (term, absorber).      Full Definition of absorb  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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