aufsaugen — meaning in English

English meaning

• absorb verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.

Senses

aufsaugen is used for these senses in English:

• absorb (transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. [first attested in the early 17th century.]
• suck up (transitive) To absorb (fluid).

absorb — full definition

1. verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
2. verb To take in and reduce the force of an impact, sound, or shock.
3. verb To fully occupy someone's attention or interest.
4. verb To take on a cost so that others don't have to pay it.

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