assorbire — meaning in English

English meaning

• absorb verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
• blot noun A spot or stain, especially of ink or a similar substance.
• consume verb To eat or drink something.
• devour verb To eat something quickly and hungrily.
• imbibe verb To drink something, especially alcohol.
• soak verb To leave something in liquid until it becomes thoroughly wet.
• swallow verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.

Senses

assorbire is used for these senses in English:

• absorb (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. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]
• 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.]
• blot (transitive) To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
• consume (transitive) To absorb information, especially through the mass media.
• devour (transitive, idiomatic) To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
• devour (transitive, idiomatic) To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
• imbibe To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
• soak (transitive) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)

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.

blot — full definition

1. noun A spot or stain, especially of ink or a similar substance.
2. noun Something that damages a reputation; a disgrace.
3. verb To soak up excess liquid, especially with absorbent paper.
4. verb To stain or mark with a coloured substance.

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