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Examples of absorb
absorb
It's not like the Avs don't have cap space to absorb the salary for this season.
From the denverpost.com
At the same time, roots are not able to absorb moisture when the soil is frozen.
From the kansas.com
To get the right effect, rooms must have areas that absorb sound and reflect it.
From the businessweek.com
There would have been no reasonable way for us to absorb or pass on these costs.
From the forbes.com
It would take hours to absorb all of it, so here are notes from our first blush.
From the orlandosentinel.com
You mean if trees get knocked down by a hurricane they don't absorb CO2 anymore?
From the newscientist.com
The crumbs absorb some of the fat, giving texture and evening out the juiciness.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It is big enough to absorb legions of tourists yet retain an authentic identity.
From the dailymail.co.uk
They disrupt the protein in cells, causing the membranes to absorb other toxins.
From the theepochtimes.com
- Become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
- Take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
- Take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"
- Take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
- Cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
- Suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
- (Absorption (chemistry)) Sorption refers to the action of absorption or adsorption: * Absorption is the incorporation of a substance in one state into another of a different state (e.g. liquids being absorbed by a solid or gases being absorbed by a liquid). ...
- (Absorption (digestive)) Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breaking down of food into smaller components that can be absorbed into a blood stream, for instance. Digestion is a form of catabolism: a break-down of larger food molecules to smaller ones.
- (Absorption (economics)) Absorption is the total demand for all final marketed goods and services by all economic agents resident in an economy, regardless of the origin of the goods and services themselves. ...
