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Absorbed

/æbˈsɔɹbd/

To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.

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📖 Definitions of "Absorbed"

verb

1
To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
2
To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
3
To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
4
To take in energy and convert it, as
"Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass."

adjective

1
Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
2
Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.

🔄 Synonyms of "Absorbed"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
raptverb	(comparable) Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.
attentive	Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
engrossed	Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
intentnoun	Something that is intended.
wrappednoun	Encased in a wrapping.
enwrapped	enclosed or enveloped in something immaterial
absorbablenoun	Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
unreflected	Not reflected.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Absorbed"

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

Word	Definition
engrossedverb	Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
attentive	Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
intentnoun	Something that is intended.
raptverb	(obsolete) To transport or ravish.
wrappednoun	Encased in a wrapping.
unreflected	Not reflected.
enwrappedverb	enclosed or enveloped in something immaterial
charged	Having electricity.
concentrated	Not dilute; having a high concentration.
enrapt	(poetic or archaic) fascinated, enraptured
attracted	drawn towards
assumed	Supposed or presumed.
taken	(informal) In a serious romantic relationship.
uptakeverb	To accept and begin to use, as a new practice.
internalized	Of discriminatory views: held against one's own group, as a result of internalizing them.
removed	Separated in time, space, or degree.
usedverb	In used to.
integrated	composed and coordinated to form a whole
amalgamatednoun	Combined from two or more entities into one specific entity whilst retaining the defining characteristics of the original source entities.
offsetverb	(transitive) To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.