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[ab-sawr-bing, -zawr-] 
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| Main Entry: |
absorb
[ab-sawrb, -zawrb]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically take in a liquid |
| Synonyms: | blot, consume, devour, drink in, imbibe, ingest, ingurgitate, osmose, soak up, sop up, sponge up, suck in, swallow, take in |
| Antonyms: | disperse, dissipate, eject, emit, exude, spew, vomit |
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| Main Entry: | absorb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | occupy complete attention |
| Synonyms: | captivate, concern, consume, employ, engage, engross, fascinate, fill, hold, immerse, involve, monopolize, obsess, preoccupy, rivet |
| Antonyms: | distract |
| Main Entry: | absorbing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | holding one's attention |
| Synonyms: | arresting, captivating, consuming, engrossing, enthralling, exciting, fascinating, gripping, interesting, intriguing, monopolizing, preoccupying, riveting, spellbinding |
| Antonyms: | boring, irksome |
| Main Entry: | apprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | absorb, accept, appreciate, believe, catch, comprehend, conceive, digest, fathom, get, get the picture, grasp, have, imagine, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, sense, think |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get someone's attention |
| Synonyms: | absorb, catch, engage, engross, fascinate, grip |
| Main Entry: | blot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | soak up |
| Synonyms: | absorb, dry, take up |
| Antonyms: | dampen, moisten, soak, wet |
| Main Entry: | bury |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | engross oneself |
| Synonyms: | absorb, concentrate, engage, immerse, interest, occupy, rivet, throw oneself into |
| Notes: | a berry is a small, juicy fruit; bury is to place in the ground |
| Main Entry: | charming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | captivating |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, alluring, amiable, appealing, attractive, bewitching, charismatic, choice, cute, dainty, delectable, delicate, delightful, desirable, electrifying, elegant, enamoring, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, entrancing, eye-catching, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, graceful, infatuating, inviting, irresistible, likable, lovable, lovely, magnetizing, nice, pleasant, pleasing, provocative, rapturous, ravishing, seducing, seductive, sweet, tantalizing, tempting, titillating, winning, winsome |
| Antonyms: | frightening, irritating, offensive, repellent, repulsing, repulsive, terrifying |
| Main Entry: | consume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use up |
| Synonyms: | absorb, apply, avail oneself of, deplete, devour, dissipate, dominate, drain, drivel, eat up, employ, engross, exhaust, expend, finish, finish up, fritter away, frivol away, go, go through, have recourse to, lavish, lessen, monopolize, obsess, preoccupy, profit by, put away, put to use, run out of, run through, spend, squander, throw away, trifle, utilize, vanish, wash up, waste, wear out |
| Antonyms: | accumulate, collect, gather, neglect, not use, store |
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