Absorb vs. Assimilate
Absorbverb
(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
Absorbverb
To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
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(transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
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To take in energy and convert it, as
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in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
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in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
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taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
Absorbverb
(transitive) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully
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(transitive) To occupy or consume time.
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(transitive) Assimilate mentally.
Absorbverb
To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
Absorbverb
(transitive) To defray the costs.
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(transitive) To accept or purchase in quantity.
Absorbverb
To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.
Absorbverb
To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.
Absorbverb
To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth.
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To take up by cohesive, chemical, or any molecular action, as when charcoal absorbs gases. So heat, light, and electricity are absorbed or taken up in the substances into which they pass.
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become imbued;
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take up mentally;
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take up, as of debts or payments;
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take in, also metaphorically;
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cause to become one with;
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suck or take up or in;
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engross (oneself) fully;
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assimilate or take in;
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engage or engross wholly;
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take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action
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take in and understand fully (information, ideas, or experience)
Absorbverb
take control of (a smaller or less powerful entity) and make it a part of a larger one
Absorbverb
use or take up (time or resources)
Absorbverb
take up and reduce the effect or intensity of (sound or an impact)
Absorbverb
take up the attention of (someone); interest greatly
Assimilateverb
(transitive) To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.
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(transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind.
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(transitive) To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture.
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(transitive) To compare to something similar.
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(transitive) To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.
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(intransitive) To become similar.
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(intransitive) To be incorporated or absorbed into something.
Assimilatenoun
Something that is or has been assimilated.
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To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.
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To liken; to compa e.
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To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; as, food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue.
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To become similar or like something else.
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To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body.
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To be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food assimilate more readily than others.
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take up mentally;
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become similar to one's environment;
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make similar;
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take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
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become similar in sound;
