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absorb verb

  /æbˈsɔɹb/ , /æbˈzɔɹb/ , /əbˈsɔɹb/ , /əbˈsɔːb/ , /əbˈzɔɹb/ , /əbˈzɔːb/
  • (transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. [first attested in the early 17th century.]
 гълтам, поглъщам
  • (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]
 абсорбирам, поглъщам

absorbing adjective

  /æbˈsɔɹ.bɪŋ/ , /æbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/ , /əbˈsɔɹ.bɪŋ/ , /əbˈsɔː.bɪŋ/ , /əbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/ , /əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ/
  • Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
 поглъщащ, увлекателен

absorbent adjective

  /æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t/ , /æbˈzɔɹ.bn̩t/ , /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t/ , /əbˈsɔː.bn̩t/ , /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩t/ , /əbˈzɔː.bn̩t/
  • Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
 поглъ́щащ, попи́ващ

absorbent noun

  /æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t/ , /æbˈzɔɹ.bn̩t/ , /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t/ , /əbˈsɔː.bn̩t/ , /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩t/ , /əbˈzɔː.bn̩t/
  • Anything which absorbs. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
 поглъти́тел

absorber noun

  /æbˈsɔɹ.bɚ/ , /æbˈzɔɹ.bɚ/ , /əbˈsɔɹ.bɚ/ , /əbˈzɔɹ.bɚ/
  • A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
 абсо́рбер, абсорбе́нт
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