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verb
to take in through pores:
Cloth will absorb water.
verb
to occupy the full attention, or time of; engross:
She was absorbed in her studies.
adj.
difficult to understand; abstruse:
It is a rather abstract concept.
noun
a statement summarizing the important points:
You must write an abstract.
Simple Definitions
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verb liquid/gas/energy, etc. ADV. quickly, rapidly | directly, easily, readily PREP. into Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. make part of sth larger ADV. gradually | increasingly PHRASES be absorbed into sth These committees were gradually absorbed into the local government machine. information/atmosphere ADV. easily, readily The information is presented so that it can be readily absorbed. | passively interest ADV. completely, totally, utterly His work absorbed him completely. | deeply
Oxford Collocations Dictionary