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Absorb

🔄 Synonyms of "Absorb"

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
engageverb	(transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
drawverb	Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
assimilateverb	(transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind.
imbibeverb	To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
plungeverb	(intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
engulfverb	(transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge.
engrossverb	(transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.
immerseverb	(transitive) To involve or engage deeply.
occupyverb	To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
suckverb	(transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
steepverb	Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
take inverb	(transitive) To receive.
take oververb	To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
ingestverb	(transitive) To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.
take upverb	(transitive) To lift; to raise.
suck upverb	(slang, often followed by to) To adulate or flatter (someone) excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.
soak upverb	(idiomatic) To learn, especially passively or eagerly; to allow an experience to affect oneself.
sop upverb	(transitive) To absorb, to soak up.

↔️ Antonyms of "Absorb"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
emitverb	(transitive) To send out or give off.
give offverb	(transitive) To emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner.
give outverb	(transitive) To issue; to distribute.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Absorb"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
suck upverb	(slang, often followed by to) To adulate or flatter (someone) excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.
sop upverb	(transitive) To absorb, to soak up.
soak upverb	(idiomatic) To learn, especially passively or eagerly; to allow an experience to affect oneself.
ingestverb	(transitive) To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.
suckverb	(transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
engulfverb	(transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge.
immerseverb	(transitive) To involve or engage deeply.
plungeverb	(intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
imbibeverb	To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
steepverb	Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
assimilateverb	(transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind.
take upverb	(transitive) To lift; to raise.
drawverb	Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
engageverb	(transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
occupyverb	To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
take oververb	To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
take inverb	(transitive) To receive.
engrossverb	(transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.
dampenverb	(transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
soakverb	(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.