absorb
English Thesaurus
1. cause to become one with (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix, |
| definition | : | mix together different elements (verb.change) |
2. consume all of one's attention or time (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | interest, |
| definition | : | excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | involve, |
| definition | : | occupy or engage the interest of (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | consume, |
| definition | : | engage fully (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | rivet, |
| definition | : | hold (someone's attention) (verb.cognition) |
3. devote (oneself) fully to (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | drink, drink in, |
| definition | : | be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to (verb.cognition) |
| verb group | : | immerse, plunge, |
| definition | : | cause to be immersed (verb.cognition) |
4. take up mentally (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | acquire, larn, learn, |
| definition | : | gain knowledge or skills (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | imbibe, |
| definition | : | receive into the mind and retain (verb.cognition) |
5. assimilate or take in (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | invite, receive, take in, |
| definition | : | express willingness to have in one's home or environs (verb.contact) |
6. take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | mop, mop up, wipe up, |
| definition | : | to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | blot, |
| definition | : | dry (ink) with blotting paper (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | sponge up, |
| definition | : | absorb as if with a sponge (verb.contact) |
7. become imbued (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | sorb, take up, |
| definition | : | take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | reabsorb, resorb, |
| definition | : | undergo resorption (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | assimilate, imbibe, |
| definition | : | take (gas, light or heat) into a solution (verb.contact) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
8. take up, as of debts or payments (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | fund, |
| definition | : | furnish money for (verb.possession) |
9. suck or take up or in (verb.weather)
| hyponym | : | suck, suck in, |
| definition | : | attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. (verb.weather) |
10. consume all of one's attention or time (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | occupation, |
| definition | : | any activity that occupies a person's attention (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | engrossment, intentness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being intent and concentrated (noun.attribute) |
11. devote (oneself) fully to (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | engrossment, intentness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being intent and concentrated (noun.attribute) |
12. take up mentally (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | assimilation, |
| definition | : | in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | acculturation, assimilation, |
| definition | : | the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | assimilator, learner, scholar, |
| definition | : | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | absorption, assimilation, |
| definition | : | the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another (noun.process) |
13. take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
| also | : | draw in, suck in, |
| definition | : | draw in as if by suction (verb.contact) |
| also | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
| definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper, |
| definition | : | a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | absorption, soaking up, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | absorber, |
| definition | : | (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation (noun.substance) |
14. become imbued (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | absorption, soaking up, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | absorbent, absorbent material, |
| definition | : | a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | absorbate, |
| definition | : | a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | absorber, |
| definition | : | (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | absorbent, absorptive, |
| definition | : | having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) (adj.all) |
15. suck or take up or in (verb.weather)
| antonym | : | emit, give off, give out, |
| definition | : | give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | absorption, |
| definition | : | (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | absorbent, absorptive, |
| definition | : | having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | absorbable, |
| definition | : | capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface (adj.all) |
16. consume all of one's attention or time (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | occupation, |
| definition | : | any activity that occupies a person's attention (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | engrossment, intentness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being intent and concentrated (noun.attribute) |
17. devote (oneself) fully to (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | engrossment, intentness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being intent and concentrated (noun.attribute) |
18. take up mentally (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | assimilation, |
| definition | : | in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | acculturation, assimilation, |
| definition | : | the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | assimilator, learner, scholar, |
| definition | : | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | absorption, assimilation, |
| definition | : | the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another (noun.process) |
19. take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
| also | : | draw in, suck in, |
| definition | : | draw in as if by suction (verb.contact) |
| also | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
| definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper, |
| definition | : | a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | absorption, soaking up, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | absorber, |
| definition | : | (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation (noun.substance) |
20. become imbued (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | absorption, soaking up, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | absorbent, absorbent material, |
| definition | : | a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | absorbate, |
| definition | : | a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | absorber, |
| definition | : | (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | absorbent, absorptive, |
| definition | : | having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) (adj.all) |
21. suck or take up or in (verb.weather)
| antonym | : | emit, give off, give out, |
| definition | : | give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | absorption, |
| definition | : | (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | absorbent, absorptive, |
| definition | : | having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | absorbable, |
| definition | : | capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface (adj.all) |
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