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absorbed

[ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd]

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adjective

deeply interested or involved; preoccupied: He had an absorbed look on his face.

Origin:
1755–65; absorb + -ed²

Related forms

ab·sorb·ed·ly

[ab-sawr-bid-lee, -zawr-] , adverb

ab·sorb·ed·ness, noun

un·ab·sorbed, adjective

well-ab·sorbed, adjective

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Example Sentences

His gray plastic facemask had been enlarged and reinforced so that the jolt of contact would be absorbed more comfortably.

Rather, cultural studies has been absorbed into the format of the theory journal.

Irish writers have long been absorbed into the fabric of the city's flourishing tourist trade.

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His gray plastic facemask had been enlarged and reinforced so that the jolt of contact would be absorbed more comfortably.

Rather, cultural studies has been absorbed into the format of the theory journal.

Irish writers have long been absorbed into the fabric of the city's flourishing tourist trade.

Yet their calculations of how much carbon is absorbed have differed, in some cases significantly.

New research underlines the wisdom of being absorbed in what you do.

Much of the richness of life is absorbed through the ear.

While chlorosis may be due to iron-poor soil, it is more likely that iron is present but simply cannot be absorbed by plants.

When you shine light on a substance, part of the light is reflected, part is transmitted and part is absorbed.

Add weights so the chocolate mixture barely covers all the bread and is absorbed by it.

Iron tablets are not easily absorbed and will constipate you.

Unfortunately, they absorbed the message at precisely the wrong time.

Many of the compounds absorbed by the body stay there for years and fears about their health effects are growing.

Some believed that it would all be absorbed benignly by the sea or be happily taken up by growing plants on land.

Only a tiny fraction were absorbed by the stellar gas, and they had so much energy they ripped apart the outer layers of the star.

As it decomposes, organic matter releases nutrients that are absorbed by soil-dwelling microorganisms and bacteria.

It's either taken up by terrestrial plants, remains in the atmosphere, or is absorbed by oceans.

Add a ladleful of vegetable stock mixture, stirring until it is absorbed.

If you haven't already, get a serum ferritin test to check if the iron you are taking orally is being absorbed.

Yet she seems never fully to have absorbed that piece of paternal wisdom.

Many of the compounds absorbed by the body stay there for years-and fears about their health effects are growing.

For one thing, caffeine doesn't seem to affect the way that alcohol gets absorbed by the body.

So sad, her mother was too self absorbed to nurture her talented child.

In general, some nutrients cannot be efficiently absorbed by plant roots if soil pH is too high.

If you choose the color of light and the substance sensibly, you can arrange things so that all the light is absorbed.

Hemochromatosis is a disorder that results in too much iron being absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract.

If your prof lets you use the gadget, don't become absorbed in it, and keep all social-networking to a bare minimum.

The larger re-emits the absorbed energy as red light.

When light hits an object, some colors are absorbed.

The system calculates how the light is absorbed and uses the information to create an image.

It is absorbed into the atomic structure of the iron and is permanent.

Add hot broth, one ladleful at a time, stirring until every drop is absorbed.

They eagerly absorbed the latest in the science and philosophy behind the quest for immortality.

When wine has been absorbed by rice, add mussel liquid.

If you are bothered because he used the same words, you are absorbed into trivialities.

The main way that carbon dioxide is absorbed by the ocean is through photosynthesis by planktonic algae.

The colors absorbed depend on what the object is made of.

And the compound isn't absorbed by the body, which means it can't affect the body the way elemental mercury can.

The sixth president was often too absorbed in his work to think about food.

Add more broth, a cup at a time, allowing each addition to be absorbed before adding the next.

Occasionally, a sagging school will be absorbed by a healthy neighbor.

So far the market has absorbed new entrants comfortably.

Ethylene glycol monobutyl acetate, a common solvent, can damage internal organs when it is absorbed through the skin.

The cells have each absorbed an almost infinitesimal amount of radiation energy.

He read and absorbed works on military history and.

But carbon dioxide is also absorbed in oceans and taken up by terrestrial plants.

Normally a straw-colored liquid, sarin can be absorbed slowly through the skin.

In private not-for-profit colleges, much of the cost is absorbed by money from endowment.

He got credit when politicians absorbed him into an ideology that masked raw interest.

Rather, native hunter-gatherers absorbed the farming way of life and those who brought.

They picked a color of laser light that ensured the energy absorbed by the molecules would not set them spinning.

I've absorbed much over the years from this monthly feature, facts both technical and otherwise.

Most people have trace amounts in their bodies, likely absorbed from food containers.

If sauce is absorbed too much, toss with a little pasta water.

Lame, blind, traumatised and paraplegic children have been absorbed into this unorthodox all-embracing family.

When water was added, some of it was absorbed into the newly formed minerals.

Methane absorbs the same photons that are already totally absorbed by water vapor.

Together, the patterns completely absorbed microwave radiation coming from any direction, and converted their energy to heat.

Cook, stirring constantly, until stock is absorbed into rice.

Experts are even recommending drinking a litre of water after dyeing in order to dilute any peroxide absorbed through the skin.

The stratosphere is warmer than the troposphere because of the energy from the ultraviolet light absorbed by the ozone.

When the uranium is absorbed into the body from food or water it is in intimate contact with tissues.

Genelex can then see if the drugs will be flushed through the body, build up or be partially absorbed and then expelled.

Most solos were quickly absorbed back into the group.

The effect on the share price depends on the extent to which the market has already absorbed the lost value.

Salt that is absorbed is secreted through its leaves.

For example, when photons are absorbed they exert anti-gravity since photons do have radiation pressure.

The fat cells that die for lack of food are simply absorbed by the body with no apparent side effects.

Add the stock, half a cup at a time, when the rice has absorbed the liquid.

Light and radio waves are absorbed and scattered by interstellar gas and dust.

Many of the compounds absorbed by the body stay there for years–and fears about their health effects are growing.

The chlorine atoms probably absorbed neutrons from the ruined.

American consumes in food, and more than could be absorbed through your armpits.

Anyway, they may not want to be absorbed into a larger nation.

The red was no longer visible, its longer wavelengths absorbed by water molecules and debris.

But they were then absorbed into the socialization of younger and younger children until they became second nature.

But the judge showed no other indication that he was absorbed in what the father was saying.

As this reality is absorbed by the market, prices will come down and some of the recently erected trade barriers will be lowered.

Pour the hot syrup over baked pudding until it is completely absorbed.

The maximum level in the mercury absorbed from eating fish: a.

Wi-Fi is more easily absorbed by obstacles, including humans.

The world economy absorbed the shock reasonably well.

Spoon the overflow back on top until all is absorbed.

Your current consciousness is made up of absorbed data and experiences.

The faster they reach the bottom and then start back up again, the less gas is absorbed.

Both have absorbed large increases in gas prices in the last two years and face another large hike next year.

Even from the boat, it's clear that the turtles here are absorbed in eating.

Because x-rays are absorbed by the atmosphere, space-based observatories are the only way to obtain images of them.

Blasts from other energy weapons have a tendency to get absorbed by the moist, salty atmosphere around the sea.

But higher labour and equipment costs absorbed much of the increase.

Chemicals not absorbed by plants slowly sink to the bottom and are buried in sand and sediment.

Some of the nutrients absorbed after incomplete digestion cannot be effectively.

These lasers must operate at a wavelength that is readily absorbed by the skin or the comea.

The gold cylinder absorbed the laser energy and converted it into thermal x-ray energy.

They absorbed near-infrared rather than visible light and produced sulfur or sulfate compounds rather than oxygen.

Imagine a child, playing with chicken bones after the family meal, absorbed in his task.

Some great useful informations to be absorbed from this post.

Second, it is possible that the body could misinterpret some substances absorbed from the gut as allergens during a fever.

In a metastable isomer they have absorbed energy and are in an excited state.

Pollutants not absorbed by plants slowly sink to the bottom, where they are buried in sand and other sediment.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water.

to swallow up the identity or individuality of; incorporate: The empire absorbed many small nations.

to involve the full attention of; to engross or engage wholly: so absorbed in a book that he did not hear the bell.

to occupy or fill: This job absorbs all of my time.

to take up or receive by chemical or molecular action: Carbonic acid is formed when water absorbs carbon dioxide.

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to take in without echo, recoil, or reflection: to absorb sound and light; to absorb shock.

to take in and utilize: The market absorbed all the computers we could build. Can your brain absorb all this information?

to pay for (costs, taxes, etc.): The company will absorb all the research costs.

Archaic. to swallow up.

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Origin:
1480–90; < Latin absorbēre, equivalent to ab- ab- + sorbēre to suck in, swallow

Related forms

ab·sorb·a·ble, adjective

ab·sorb·a·bil·i·ty, noun

non·ab·sorb·a·bil·i·ty, noun

non·ab·sorb·a·ble, adjective

o·ver·ab·sorb, verb (used with object)

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pre·ab·sorb, verb

re·ab·sorb, verb (used with object)

un·ab·sorb·a·ble, adjective

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Can be confused: absorb, adsorb.

Synonyms
2. assimilate, consume, devour, engulf; destroy.

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World English Dictionary

absorbed (əbˈsɔːbd, -ˈzɔːbd)

—*adj*
	engrossed; deeply interested

absorbedly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

absorb

late 15c., from M.Fr. absorber (O.Fr. assorbir), from L. absorbere "to swallow up," from ab- "from" + sorbere "suck in," from PIE base *srebh- "to suck, absorb" (cf. Armenian arbi "I drank," Gk. rhopheo "to sup greedily up, gulp down," Lith. srebiu "to drink greedily"). Figurative meaning "to completely

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grip (one's) attention" is from 1753.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

absorb ab·sorb (əb-sôrb', -zôrb')
v. ab·sorbed, ab·sorb·ing, ab·sorbs

To take in by absorption.
To reduce the intensity of transmitted light.

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"It is almost impossible to be a doctor and an honest man, but it is obscenely impossible to be a psychiatrist without at the same time bearing the stamp of the most incontestable madness: that of being unable to resist that old atavistic reflex of the mass of humanity, which makes any man of science who is absorbed by this mass a kind of natural and inborn enemy of all genius."

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