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absorbed.

Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/æbˈsɔɹbd/US/æbˈzɔɹbd/US/əbˈsɔɹbd/US/əbˈzɔɹbd/US
  1. Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.

    fully absorbed
    deeply absorbed
  2. That has been taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb English -ed English absorbed From absorb + -ed.

verb/æbˈsɔɹbd/US/æbˈzɔɹbd/US/əbˈsɔɹbd/US/əbˈzɔɹbd/US
  1. simple past and past participle of absorb

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb English -ed English absorbed From absorb + -ed.

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