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Added 9 October 2026

absorb

/əbˈzɔːb/ verb

In Latin: absorbeō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about absorb at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Become imbued.
The liquids, light, and gases absorb
Take up mentally.
he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
Take up, as of debts or payments.
absorb the costs for something

Origin

From Middle French absorber, from Old French assorbir, from Latin absorbeō (“swallow up”), from ab- (“from”) + sorbeō (“suck in, swallow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- (“to sip”). Compare French absorber.

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