Synonyms for absorb
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Soak — to suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in
take in, soak, imbibe, soak up, suck, suck up, drink in, suck in, draw, inhale, drink up, drink, sop up, steep, sponge slang
2. Assimilate — to include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by…
assimilate, consume, engulf, swallow, swallow up, overwhelm, incorporate, devour, ingest, exhaust
3. Immerse — to engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully
immerse, engage, engross, occupy, monopolize, monopolise UK, plunge, arrest
Definitions
- v. 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.
- v. 2
To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
- v. 3
To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
Related words
- Word family
- absorbefacient absorbent absorption absorptive
Forms
- Past participle
- absorbed
e.g. absorbed → soaked, imbibed, sucked, drawn…
Example sentences
- suck Let's suck down some brewskis and have a good time!
- soak You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water.
- consume Giraffes consume copious amounts of acacia leaves.
- assimilate The US attempted to assimilate Native Americans.
By length
- 3 letters
- eat1
- 4 letters
- draw1, bear1, suck1, soak1
- 5 letters
- drink1, steep1
- 6 letters
- assume2, arrest2, engage2, occupy3, sponge1, plunge1, inhale2, devour3, ingest2, engulf2, imbibe2
- 7 letters
- consume2, swallow2, exhaust2, immerse2, engross2
- 9 letters
- overwhelm3
- 10 letters
- assimilate4, monopolize4, monopolise
- 11 letters
- incorporate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (assume2 = 2 syllables).