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      absorbing
      noun
      Absorption.
      adjective
      Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
      (statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
      Roots
      abab- · Latin · away fromsorbeo-sorb · Latin · suck in
      Synonyms for absorbing
      engrossingadjfascinatingadjgrippingadjrivetingadjenthrallingadjcaptivatingadjspellbindingadjengagingadjpenetratingadjmesmerizingadj
      Words related to absorbing
      absorbinglyadvabsorbsvabsorbedadjabsorptiveadjabsorbernabsorbefacientadjassimilatingadjabsorbentadjsuperabsorbentadjabsorbableadjabsorptionningulfunabsorbedadjnonabsorbentadjreabsorbvdigestingvengrossedadjsorbingnadsorbingvabsorbencynimbibitionnabsorptivitynassimilativeadjfascinatinglyadvengulfingvunreflectedadjstimulatingadjassimilableadjassimilatesvexhilaratingadj

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      Where does absorbing come from?

      The word absorbing breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: ab-, from Latin ab (“away from”); and -sorb, from Latin sorbeo (“suck in”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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