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absorb

verbid 1214·updated Jun 3, 2026
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to consume all of one's attention or time

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Classifications

Cognitive

Understand78%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Variants

synonym
assimilatedrawengageplungetake intake over
pasttense
absorbed
presentparticiple
absorbing
thirdpersonsingular
absorbs
pastparticiple
absorbed

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary9 sensesview framework →
§1
to cause to become one with
§2
to consume all of one's attention or time
§3
to devote oneself fully to
§4
to take up mentally
§5
to assimilate or take in
§6
to take in, also metaphorically
§7
to become imbued
§8
to take up, as of debts or payments
§9
to suck or take up or in
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
to consume all of one's attention or time
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

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