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absorbir

to absorb

verb ahb-sohr-BEER Rare
Body & Health Movement

Origin: From Latin absorbere (to swallow up), from ab- (away) + sorbere (to suck in).

Also means

to soak up

Usage Note

Absorbir is not the standard infinitive; the correct verb is absorber, a regular -er verb (the i appears only in conjugated forms like absorbí). It is used literally (la esponja absorbe el agua) and figuratively (absorbido por el trabajo). The adjective absorbente means 'absorbent' or 'all-consuming'; the noun is absorción.

Examples

"La piel absorbe la crema rápidamente."

Natural Translation

The skin absorbs the cream quickly.

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