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Absorb is a 6 letter word which starts with the letter A and ends with the letter B for which we found 4 definitions.

(v. t.) To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.
(v. t.) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.
(v. t.) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth.
(v. t.) To take up by cohesive chemical or any molecular action as when charcoal absorbs gases. So heat light and electricity are absorbed or taken up in the substances into which they pass.

Syllable Information

The word absorb is a 6 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for absorb is: ab-sorb

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