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Absorb v. t. : To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.

Absorb v. t. : To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.

Absorb v. t. : To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth.

Absorb v. t. : To take up by cohesive, chemical, or any molecular action, as when charcoal absorbs gases. So heat, light, and electricity are absorbed or taken up in the substances into which they pass.

Example:
What can Absorb oil on your skin other than the oil Absorbing sheets from Clean and Clear?

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Defination from the web:
absorb from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... 1 : to take in and make part of an existent whole <the capacity of China to absorb invaders> ... 

synonyms
  (verb) assimilate
  (verb) ingest
  (verb) take in
  (verb) take over
  (verb) suck
  (verb) imbibe
  (verb) soak up
  (verb) sop up
  (verb) suck up
  (verb) draw
  (verb) take up
  (verb) steep
  (verb) immerse
  (verb) engulf
  (verb) plunge
  (verb) engross
  (verb) engage
  (verb) occupy
  (verb) acquire
  (verb) blend
  (verb) center
  (verb) centre
  (verb) coalesce
  (verb) combine
  (verb) commingle
  (verb) concentrate
  (verb) conflate
  (verb) flux
  (verb) focus
  (verb) fund
  (verb) fuse
  (verb) immix
  (verb) interest
  (verb) invite
  (verb) larn
  (verb) learn
  (verb) meld
  (verb) merge
  (verb) mix
  (verb) pore
  (verb) receive
  (verb) rivet
  (verb) sorb
antonyms
  (verb) emit
related terms
  (verb) draw in
  (verb) suck in


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