absorb
Soak it up
To absorb is to take something in and retain it.
A sponge absorbs water; a student absorbs knowledge.
Materials that absorb sound or light prevent reflection.
To be absorbed in something is to be fully engaged: She was so absorbed in the book she didn't hear me come in.
Absorb also means to incorporate: The company absorbed its competitor.
To absorb a cost or shock is to bear it without passing it on.
Absorbent cleaning material
- soakSaturate with liquid
- saturateSoak to full capacity
- drenchSoak something completely
- imbibeTo consume liquid
permeate · osmosis · capillary · porous · hydrophilic · blotter · wick · seep
Hold attention irresistibly
- immersePlunge into liquid entirely
- fascinateIntensely attract and hold
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
- enraptureFill with overwhelming delight
enthral · mesmerize · rivet · transfix · preoccupy · consume · spellbound · rapt
Absorb and incorporate fully
- understandGrasp the meaning
- graspSeize or understand
- comprehendTo fully understand
- digestMetabolize or summarize
internalize · acquire · master · retain · process · knowledge · study · insight
Deaden or suppress sound
- soundproofImpenetrable to audio
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- acousticRelating to sound
- deadenDiminish force or sensation
silence · dampen · suppress · cushion · pad · soften · baffle · reduce
Absorb and incorporate fully
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- acculturateAdopt another group's practices
- naturalizeConfer citizenship upon
- blendCombine into mixture
adapt · merge · mainstream · inclusion · immigration · melting pot · harmonize · adjustment
Cancel an effect
- pHMeasure of solution acidity
- antacidSubstance neutralizing stomach sourness
- bicarbonateAcid-neutralizing salt
- alkalinityAcid-neutralizing capacity
acidity · titration · equilibrium · chemical · reaction · stabilize · calcium carbonate · sodium bicarbonate
sponge
Absorbent cleaning material
imbibe · permeate · osmosis · capillary · porous · hydrophilic · blotter · wick · seep · steep
captivate
Hold attention irresistibly
- immersePlunge into liquid entirely
- fascinateIntensely attract and hold
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
enrapture · enthral · mesmerize · rivet · transfix · preoccupy · consume · spellbound · rapt · gripped
assimilate
Absorb and incorporate fully
- understandGrasp the meaning
- graspSeize or understand
- comprehendTo fully understand
digest · internalize · acquire · master · retain · process · knowledge · study · insight · cognize
muffle
Deaden or suppress sound
- soundproofImpenetrable to audio
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- acousticRelating to sound
deaden · silence · dampen · suppress · cushion · pad · soften · baffle · reduce · attenuate
assimilate
Absorb and incorporate fully
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- acculturateAdopt another group's practices
- naturalizeConfer citizenship upon
blend · adapt · merge · mainstream · inclusion · immigration · melting pot · harmonize · adjustment · adopt
neutralize
Cancel an effect
- pHMeasure of solution acidity
- antacidSubstance neutralizing stomach sourness
- bicarbonateAcid-neutralizing salt
alkalinity · acidity · titration · equilibrium · chemical · reaction · stabilize · calcium carbonate · sodium bicarbonate · base
sorbent
Absorption material
cellulose · perlite · bentonite · biochar · vermiculite · desiccant · diatomite · aerogel · activated carbon · alumina
- inward movementinhale, intake, retract, withdraw, implode
- understandunderstand, grasp, realize, comprehend, get it
- absorbsoak, soak up, sponge, imbibe, blot
- absorptionsorption, uptake, adsorption, oxygen uptake, resorption
- biology verbsgrow, divide, reproduce, evolve, mutate
- readingfluency, read, comprehension, readers, books
- shock absorbersDevices that reduce jolts
- light absorptionMatter capturing radiant energy
- absorbs oneself inBecomes deeply engaged with
- shock absorptionDissipating kinetic energy gradually
- poor absorption
- energy absorptionCapturing kinetic force internally
absorbed, absorbing, absorption, absorbent, absorbs, absorptive, absorbency, absorber, absorbers