absorbed

Meanings

Verb

• become imbued
• take up mentally
  • "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
• take up, as of debts or payments
• take in, also metaphorically
• cause to become one with
  • "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
• suck or take up or in
• devote (oneself) fully to
• assimilate or take in
  • "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
• consume all of one's attention or time
• simple past and past participle of absorb

Adjective Satellite

• giving or marked by complete attention to; ; ; - Walter de la Mare
• retained without reflection
  • "the absorbed light intensity"

Adj

• Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
• That has been taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.

Synonyms

absorb, assimilate, captive, draw, engage, engross, engrossed, engulf, enwrapped, imbibe, immerse, ingest, intent, occupy, plunge, soak up, sop up, steep, suck, suck up, take in, take over, take up, wrapped

Antonyms

emit

Related Words

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