- absorption
- I(Roget's IV) n.1. [The process of absorbing or being absorbed]Syn. assimilation, digestion, osmosis, saturation, conversion, impregnation, penetration, fusion, intake, union, engorgement, consumption, ingestion, blending, swallowing up, taking in, imbibing, reception, retention, incorporation, appropriation, merging, ingurgitation, engulfment, bibulation, drinking in, suction, sopping up, soaking up, drying up, blotting up, sponging up, inhalation.Ant. removal*, ejection, discharge.2. [Engrossment]Syn. preoccupation, engrossment, immersion; see reflection 1 .II(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.1. assimilation consumption, osmosis, retention, digestion, soaking up.2. engrossment fascination, interest, captivation, riveting, enthrallment, spellbinding.III(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The process of absorbing and incorporating, especially mentally: assimilation, digestion. See ACCEPT. 2. Total occupation of the attention or of the mind: engrossment, enthrallment, immersion, preoccupation, prepossession. See EXCITE.
English dictionary for students. 2013.