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absorb
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of ABSORB
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to hold the attention of <chatting on the phone doesn't absorb me so much that I can't do something else at the same time>
Synonyms absorb, bemuse, busy, catch up, engross, enthrall (or enthral), enwrap, fascinate, grip, immerse, interest, intrigue, involve, occupy
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to make a part of a body or system <local schools will seek to absorb the new immigrants into the regular curriculum as quickly as possible>
Related Words amalgamate, blend, combine, commingle, fuse, intermingle, merge, mingle; acculturate, accustom, condition, enculturate, habituate, naturalize
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to make complete use of <cleaning the house absorbed the rest of his energy>
Related Words abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, reduce; eat, use; bankrupt, clean (out), impoverish; cripple, debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, undermine, weaken; dry up, empty; blow, dissipate, fritter (away), guzzle, lavish, misspend, run through, squander, throw away, waste
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to put up with (something painful or difficult) <somehow she managed to absorb whatever hardships life offered>
Synonyms abide, absorb, accept, bide [chiefly dialect], brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear [British]
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