The difference between Absorb and Overwhelm

When used as verbs, absorb means to include so that it no longer has separate existence, whereas overwhelm means to engulf, surge over and submerge.

Overwhelm is also noun with the meaning: the state or condition of being overwhelmed.

check bellow for the other definitions of Absorb and Overwhelm

  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. Overwhelm as a verb:

    To engulf, surge over and submerge.

    Examples:

    "The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave."

  2. Overwhelm as a verb:

    To overpower, crush.

    Examples:

    "In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force."

  3. Overwhelm as a verb:

    To overpower emotionally.

    Examples:

    "He was overwhelmed with guilt."

    "Joy overwhelmed her when she realized that she had won a million dollars."

  4. Overwhelm as a verb:

    To cause to surround, to cover.

    Examples:

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  1. Overwhelm as a noun:

    The state or condition of being overwhelmed.

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