absorption
/əbˈzɔːpʃən/uhb-ZAWRP-shuhn
/əbˈzɔɹpʃən/uhb-ZAWRP-shuhn
Meaninga swallowing up
Common meaning: the act of soaking up
- abaway, off
- sorpto suck in, swallow downLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1731 · scan
- tionnoun ending: doing something, or its outcome
‘away, off’ + ‘to suck in, swallow down’ → absorption
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin sorbeō ‘to suck in, swallow down’.
Roots
- sorbeō, sorbuī Latin “to suck in, swallow down”
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