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— English words —

• absorb v. (Transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear…
• absorb v. (Transitive, obsolete) To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
• absorb v. (Transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
• absorb v. (Transitive, physics, chemistry) To take in energy and convert it, as.
• absorb v. (Transitive) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
• absorb v. (Transitive) To occupy or consume time.
• absorb v. (Transitive) Assimilate mentally.
• absorb v. (Transitive, business) To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
• absorb v. (Transitive) To defray the costs.
• absorb v. (Transitive) To accept or purchase in quantity.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Romanian
  • absorb v. Inflection of absorbi…

— English words, defined in German —

• absorb V. Absorbieren, aufsaugen.
• absorb V. Sich etwas einverleiben, etwas zu sich nehmen.

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• absorb w. Overgankelijk absorberen.

— English words, defined in French —

• absorb v. Absorber.
• absorb v. Absorber, captiver, accaparer.

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• absorb v. Absorver.

60 English words from 11 English definitions

accept and as␣in Assimilate assume body business cause chemically chemistry commercial consume convert costs defray disappear drink drink␣in energy engage engross engulf existence for fully has imbibe include Inflection in␣quantity lacteals like longer mentally no␣longer obsolete occupy of␣a overwhelm part pay physics purchase quantity separate so␣that sponge suck suck␣up swallow swallow␣up take take␣in that the time transaction Transitive water wholly

2 English words from 6 foreign definitions

Absorber sich

1 foreign word from 11 English definitions

a␣commercial

10 foreign words from 6 foreign definitions

absorberen Absorbieren Absorver accaparer aufsaugen captiver einverleiben etwas nehmen Overgankelijk

61 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

absorbs absorbed absorber absorbant absorbate absorbent absorbers absorbest absorbeth absorbing absorbable absorbably absorbance absorbancy absorbants absorbates absorbeate absorbedly absorbedst absorbence absorbency absorbents absorbsion absorbtion absorbables absorbances absorbative absorbeated absorbeates absorbences absorbently absorberman absorbermen absorbingly absorbition absorbsions absorbtance absorbancies absorbeating absorbed␣dose absorbedness absorbencies absorbitions absorbtances absorbtivity absorbability absorbed␣doses absorbefacient absorbent␣paper absorbifacient +11 words

53 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

reabsorbs misabsorbs reabsorbed unabsorbed malabsorbed misabsorbed nonabsorbed overabsorbs preabsorbed reabsorbing unabsorbant unabsorbent unabsorbing misabsorbing nonabsorbent nonabsorbing overabsorbed preabsorbing reabsorbable reabsorbtive self-absorbed unabsorbable bioabsorbable malabsorbtion malabsorbtive nonabsorbable overabsorbing photoabsorber preabsorbtion shock␣absorber superabsorber hydroabsorbent nonabsorbables photoabsorbent shock␣absorbers superabsorbent superabsorbers vibroabsorbing bioreabsorbable immunoabsorbant immunoabsorbent photoabsorbance reabsorbability superabsorbents bioabsorbability immunoabsorbance immunoabsorbents immunoabsorbtion nonbioabsorbable photoabsorbances immunoabsorbances X-ray␣absorbing␣glass X-ray␣absorbing␣glasses

5 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

reabsorb bioabsorb misabsorb preabsorb overabsorb

15 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

abs Abs ABs ABS A♭s abs- abs. A.B.s BSO orb ORB sor Sor sorb Sorb

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

bro Bro bro. bros Bros bro's bros. Bros. OSB Ros ROS SBA

4 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

Barbos bobars Brabos robabs

11 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

absorbs barboys bboards bobbars Borboas Brabson cobbras earbobs ear␣bobs gabbros Ybarbos

20 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

abbrs abbrs. Abors Barbo barbs Barbs Baros boars bobar bobas boras Boras Borås Bosra Brabo broas brobs O'Bars robab Robbs

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

absorp adsorb

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