different between seep vs absorb
seep
English
Etymology
Variant of sipe, from Middle English *sipen, from Old English sipian, from Proto-Germanic *sip?n?, derivative of *s?pan? (compare Middle Dutch s?pen (“to drip”), archaic German seifen (“to trickle blood”)), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *sib- (“to pour out, drip, trickle”) (compare Latin s?bum (“suet, tallow”), Ancient Greek ???? (eíb?, “to drop, drip”). See soap.
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?p, IPA(key): /si?p/
- Rhymes: -i?p
Verb
seep (third-person singular simple present seeps, present participle seeping, simple past and past participle seeped)
- (intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To diminish or wane away slowly.
Synonyms
- leak
Noun
seep (plural seeps)
- A small spring, pool, or other spot where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping.
- Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.
- The seeping away of a liquid, etc.
- A seafloor vent.
Translations
Translations
See also
- sip
- siphon
Anagrams
- Sepe, eeps, pees
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch zeep.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??p/
Noun
seep (plural sepe)
- soap
Descendants
- ? Xhosa: isepha
- ? Zulu: insipho
Estonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German sêpe.
Noun
seep (genitive seebi, partitive seepi)
- soap
Declension
Massachusett
Pronunciation
- (Revived) IPA(key): /si?p/
Noun
seep
- river
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absorb
English
Etymology
From Middle French absorber, from Old French assorbir, from Latin absorbe? (“swallow up”), from ab- (“from”) +? sorbe? (“suck in, swallow”). Compare French absorber.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?z??b/, /?b?s??b/
- (General American) IPA(key): /æb?s??b/, /æb?z??b/, /?b?s??b/, /?b?z??b/
- Rhymes: -??(r)b
- Hyphenation: ab?sorb
Verb
absorb (third-person singular simple present absorbs, present participle absorbing, simple past and past participle absorbed or (archaic) absorpt)
- (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. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]
- 1782, William Cowper, On Observing some Names of Little Note
- Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all.
- 1782, William Cowper, On Observing some Names of Little Note
- (transitive, obsolete) To engulf, as in water; to swallow up. [Attested from the late 15th century until the late 18th century.]
- (transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. [first attested in the early 17th century.]
- (transitive, physics, chemistry) To take in energy and convert it, as[first attested in the early 18th century.]
- (transitive, physics) in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
- (transitive, physics) in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
- (transitive, physics) taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
- (transitive) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully. [first attested in the late 18th century.]
- 1904, Kazimierz Waliszewski, translated by Lady Mary Loyd, Ivan the Terrible Part 2 Chapter 3
- Livonian affairs held him tight, and were to absorb him for many a year.
- 1904, Kazimierz Waliszewski, translated by Lady Mary Loyd, Ivan the Terrible Part 2 Chapter 3
- (transitive) To occupy or consume time. [first attested in the mid 19th century.]
- (transitive) Assimilate mentally. [first attested in the late 19th century.]
- (transitive, business) To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
- (transitive) To defray the costs.
- (transitive) To accept or purchase in quantity.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (to include so that it no longer has separate existence): assimilate, engulf, incorporate, swallow up, overwhelm
- (to suck up or drink in): draw, drink in, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, steep, take in, take up
- (to consume completely): use up
- (to occupy fully): engage, engross, immerse, monopolize, occupy
- (finance: to assume or pay for): assume, bear, pay for, take in
Antonyms
- (physics: to take up by chemical or physical action): emit
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- adsorb
Further reading
- Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002) , “absorb”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, page 9
Anagrams
- Brabos, bobars, robabs
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ab?sorb]
Verb
absorb
- first-person singular present indicative of absorbi
- third-person plural present indicative of absorbi
- first-person singular present subjunctive of absorbi
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