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absorber

Pronunciation: /ap.sɔʁ.be/

“absorber” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to absorb

In French

  1. Faire pénétrer en soi, assimiler.
  2. Pomper un fluide.
  3. Consumer entièrement, et, en ce sens, il se dit principalement en parlant des biens, des richesses, de l’argent.
  4. Attirer à soi en entier.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin absorbēre (“absorb”).

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