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absorpt en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /əbˈzɔɹpt/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /æbˈsɔɹpt/ (US)
  • /æbˈzɔɹpt/ (US)
  • /əbˈsɔɹpt/ (US)

Etymology

From Latin absorptus, perfect passive participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) absorbed

absorpt en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /əbˈzɔɹpt/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /æbˈsɔɹpt/ (US)
  • /æbˈzɔɹpt/ (US)
  • /əbˈsɔɹpt/ (US)

Etymology

From Latin absorptus, perfect passive participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).

Meanings

  1. (archaic, form-of, participle, past) past participle of absorb
    form of absorb
    • Absent I ponder, and absorpt in care: 1725–1726, Homer, “Book 10”, in [William Broome, Elijah Fenton, Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC: