ABSORB, ABSORBED, ABSORBENT, ABSORBING, ABSORPTION
ADJECTIVES
► ABSORPT absorbed; swallowed up; fig. engrossed → 1528 arch.
► ABSORPTED absorbed → 1631
► ABSORPTIVE having the quality of absorbing, swallowing, or imbibing → 1664
► OBSORBENT absorbent, imbibing → 1902
NOUNS
► ABSORBITION absorption→ 1680 obs.
► OBSORBENT an absorbing substance → 1747
► OBSORPTION absorption; swallowing up → 1600 obs.
VERBS
► ABSORBEATE to absorb, to swallow up → 1626 obs.
► OBSORB to absorb → 1684 obs.
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