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Vinony

absorbed

adjective

  1. soak up
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Pronunciation: /æbˈsɔɹbd/ / /æbˈzɔɹbd/ / /əbˈsɔɹbd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb English -ed English absorbed From absorb + -ed.

  1. Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.

    “fully absorbed”

    “deeply absorbed”

  2. That has been taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.

    “For quotations using this term, see Citations:absorbed.”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb English -ed English absorbed From absorb + -ed.

  1. simple past and past participle of absorb

    “For quotations using this term, see Citations:absorbed.”