Definition of Absorb

to take in or soak up a substance

Examples of Absorb in a sentence

A sponge will absorb any water it is placed in quite well, since it is porous and designed for exactly that purpose.  🔊

In order to absorb all of this knowledge, I must read every single page in this book and study it all very carefully.  🔊

Snow will absorb the color of liquids that won’t melt it, so if you spill something on snow you will change its color.  🔊

The reason a Sno Cone can be the color of its flavor is because the ice absorbs the color of the liquid placed in it.  🔊

If you need to absorb a lot of water, the best choice is a towel or a sponge, since they were designed to do just that.  🔊

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