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absorbed Definition

ab·sorbed (--sôrbd′, --zôrbd′)

adjective

  1. taken in, sucked up, assimilated, etc.
  2. greatly interested; wholly occupied absorbed in reading

absorbed Synonyms

absorbed

modif.

  1. Soaked up

    assimilated, taken in, taken into, taken up, soaked up, swallowed up, consumed, lost, drunk, imbibed, dissolved, fused, united, vaporized, incorporated into, amalgamated, interfused, impregnated into, digested.

    Antonyms removed*, unassimilated, unconsumed.

  2. Occupied mentally

    engrossed, intent, preoccupied, immersed; see rapt 2.

absorbed Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • course: Amended On course Absorbed in PSA9 and other CLS PSA and SDA.