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We found 10 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word absorbs: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "absorbs" is defined. General (6 matching dictionaries) absorbs: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info] absorbs: Wiktionary [home, info] absorbs: Dictionary.com [home, info] absorbs: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info] Absorbs: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info] absorbs: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info] Business (1 matching dictionary) absorbs: Financial dictionary [home, info] Computing (1 matching dictionary) absorbs: Encyclopedia [home, info] Medicine (1 matching dictionary) absorbs: Medical dictionary [home, info] Science (1 matching dictionary) Absorbs: Biological Sciences Dictionary [home, info] (Note: See absorb for more definitions.)

Quick definitions (absorb) ▸ verb:  take up, as of debts or payments ("Absorb the costs for something") ▸ verb:  suck or take up or in ("A black star absorbs all matter") ▸ verb:  cause to become one with ("The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax") ▸ verb:  engage or engross wholly ("Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely") ▸ verb:  take up mentally ("He absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe") ▸ verb:  assimilate or take in ("The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society") ▸ verb:  take in, also metaphorically ("The sponge absorbs water well") ▸ verb:  become imbued ("The liquids, light, and gases absorb") ▸ verb:  engross (oneself) fully ▸ Also see absorb Test Your Skills -- Try the SAT Question of the Day.

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