absorb

Meaning of absorb in English

Verb

US /əbˈzɔrb/ UK /əbˈsɔːb/

1. take in a liquid gradually and hold it

Dry sand absorbs water.

2. take in a sound, heat, or gas and hold it without reflecting back

Thick curtains absorb sound.

3. hold the interest of

He was deeply absorbed in reading Shakespeare in the original.
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