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May 16, 2012
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Synonyms for absorbed

Verb

1. absorb, sorb, take up
usage: become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
2. absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in, learn, larn, acquire
usage: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
3. absorb, take over, fund
usage: take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"
4. absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
usage: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
5. absorb, blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
usage: cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
6. absorb, take in
usage: suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
7. steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up, concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
usage: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
8. absorb, receive, take in, invite
usage: assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
9. absorb, engross, engage, occupy, interest
usage: engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

Adjective

1. absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, rapt, wrapped, attentive (vs. inattentive)
usage: wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
2. absorbed, unreflected (vs. reflected)
usage: retained without reflection; "the absorbed light intensity"
3. absorbed, absorbable (vs. adsorbable)
usage: taken in through the pores of a surface; "the absorbed water expanded the sponge"
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