absorb :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (23)

v. cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"

become imbued with

v. become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"

v. take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"

v. suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"

engage, engross, occupy

v. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

assimilate, take in, ingest

v. take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

plunge, steep, engross, immerse, engulf

v. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

draw, suck, take in, take up, imbibe, suck up, sop up, soak up

v. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

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Fuzzynyms (102)

cushion, buffer, soften

v. protect from impact; "cushion the blow"

absorb, become imbued with

v. become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"

soak, souse, sop, drench, douse, dowse, imbrue

v. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"

cushion, buffer, soften

v. protect from impact; "cushion the blow"

v. cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"

drink, booze, fuddle, consume alcohol

v. consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

transport, delight, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, ravish, enthral

v. hold spellbound

v. keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"

hold, harbor, harbour, entertain

v. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"

metabolize, produce by metabolism

v. produce by metabolism

plunge, immerse

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

dip, duck, douse

v. dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"

v. dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"

dunk, souse, dip, plunge, douse

v. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

transport, delight, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, ravish, enthral

v. hold spellbound

intrigue, fascinate

v. cause to be interested or curious

regard, affect, involve

v. connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"

v. soak up with a sponge

arrest, catch, get

v. attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"

soak, souse, sop, drench, douse, dowse, imbrue

v. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"

soak

v. submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"

soak, imbue, saturate

v. lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid

sop

v. dip into liquid; "sop bread into the sauce"

sop

v. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"

sop, become soaked

v. be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid

Synonyms (10)

take, have, accept

v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

deflect, draw away, distract

v. draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"

pull, pull in, draw in, attract

v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

Antonyms (10)

emit, give off, give out

v. give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"

v. send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat"

v. cause to be bored

push back, repulse, force back, repel

v. cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"

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