[əbˈzɔːb], (Verb)

Definitions:
- take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action
(e.g: buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat)

- take up the attention of (someone); interest greatly
(e.g: she sat in an armchair, absorbed in a book)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin absorbere, from ab- ‘from’ + sorbere ‘suck in’