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Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
absorbere
( dated or formal ) singular present subjunctive of absorberen
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
absorbēre
inflection of absorbeō :
present active infinitive
second-person singular present passive imperative / indicative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin absorbēre , present active infinitive of absorbeō ( “ absorb ” ) , from both ab- ( “ from, away from, off ” ) , from ab ( “ from, away from, on, in ” ) , from Proto-Italic *ab , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó ( “ off, away ” ) , + and from sorbeō ( “ I suck in, drink up ” ) , from Proto-Italic *sorβeō ( “ to suck in ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti ( “ to be sipping, sucking ” ) , from *srebʰ- ( “ to sip, gulp, suck (in) ” ) and *-éyeti , from *-yeti ( creates transitive imperfective verbs ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /absɔrˈbeːrə/ , /apsɔrˈbeːrə/
Rhymes: -eːrə
Hyphenation: ab‧sor‧be‧re
Verb
absorbere (passive absorberes , imperative absorber , present tense absorberer , simple past absorberte , past participle absorbert , present participle absorberende , verbal noun absorbering )
( physics , biology , transitive ) to absorb ( to take in energy and convert it )
å absorbere væske
to absorb liquid
absorbere fuktighet
absorb moisture
1987 , Jon Michelet , Kjærlighet ved første treff , page 137 :hun … var opptatt med å tørke bort klinet med et pølsepapir, som ikke hadde absorberende evne i det hele tatt she… was busy wiping away the dirt with a sausage paper, which had no absorbent ability at all
2004 , Illustrert Vitenskap :av alle fargene er det svart som absorberer lyset best of all the colors, it is black that absorbs the light best
1973 , Einar Pedersen, Takk for mitt liv , page 131 :hun stakk nålen i armen min, og straks innholdet var absorbert i blodet, inntrådte en kraftig reaksjon she stuck the needle in my arm, and as soon as the contents were absorbed into the blood, a strong reaction occurred
Synonyms: resorbere , adsorbere
( transitive ) to absorb ( to include so that it no longer has separate existence, to assimilate , to incorporate or suck up )
hjemmemarkedet kunne ikke absorbere produksjonen
the domestic market could not absorb the production
1968 , Adresseavisen , page 4:innslaget av innvandrere … var så stort at det var umulig for de lokale samfunn å absorbere dem the influx of immigrants… was so great that it was impossible for the local communities to absorb them
Synonym: assimilere
( colloquial , transitive ) to absorb ( to learn , understand or acquire )
undervisningsstoff så vanskelig at elevene ikke absorberer det
teaching material so difficult that students do not absorb it
absorbere det en leser
absorb what one is reading
Synonyms: lære , forstå , oppta , fordøye
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
absorbere (present tense absorberer , past tense absorberte , past participle absorbert , passive infinitive absorberast , present participle absorberande , imperative absorber )
to absorb