The difference between Absorb and Engross

When used as verbs, absorb means to include so that it no longer has separate existence, whereas engross means to write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering.

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  1. Absorb as a verb (transitive):

    To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.

  2. Absorb as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.

  3. Absorb as a verb (transitive):

    To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.

  4. Absorb as a verb (transitive, physics, chemistry):

    To take in energy and convert it, as in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil. in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo. taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.

    Examples:

    "Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass."

  5. Absorb as a verb (transitive):

    To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully

  6. Absorb as a verb (transitive):

    To occupy or consume time.

  7. Absorb as a verb (transitive):

    Assimilate mentally.

  8. Absorb as a verb (transitive, business):

    To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.

  9. Absorb as a verb (transitive):

    To defray the costs.

  10. Absorb as a verb (transitive):

    To accept or purchase in quantity.

  1. Engross as a verb (transitive, now, _, legal):

    To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.

  2. Engross as a verb (transitive, business, obsolete):

    To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).

  3. Engross as a verb (transitive):

    To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.

  4. Engross as a verb (transitive):

    To completely engage the attention of.

    Examples:

    "She seems to be completely engrossed in that book."

  5. Engross as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To thicken; to condense.

  6. Engross as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.

  7. Engross as a verb (obsolete):

    To amass.

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