absorbere

See also: absorberé

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

absorbere

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of absorberen

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

absorbēre

  1. inflection of absorbeō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin absorbēre, present active infinitive of absorbeō (absorb), from both ab- (from, away from, off), from ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away), + and from sorbeō (I suck in, drink up), from Proto-Italic *sorβeō (to suck in), from Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti (to be sipping, sucking), from *srebʰ- (to sip, gulp, suck (in)) and *-éyeti, from *-yeti (creates transitive imperfective verbs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /absɔrˈbeːrə/, /apsɔrˈbeːrə/
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  • Rhymes: -eːrə
  • Hyphenation: ab‧sor‧be‧re

Verb

absorbere (passive absorberes, imperative absorber, present tense absorberer, simple past absorberte, past participle absorbert, present participle absorberende, verbal noun absorbering)

  1. (physics, biology, transitive) to absorb (to take in energy and convert it)
    å absorbere væske
    to absorb liquid
    absorbere fuktighet
    absorb moisture
    • 1987, Jon Michelet, Kjærlighet ved første treff, page 137:
      hun … var opptatt med å tørke bort klinet med et pølsepapir, som ikke hadde absorberende evne i det hele tatt
      she… was busy wiping away the dirt with a sausage paper, which had no absorbent ability at all
    • 2004, Illustrert Vitenskap:
      av alle fargene er det svart som absorberer lyset best
      of all the colors, it is black that absorbs the light best
    • 1973, Einar Pedersen, Takk for mitt liv, page 131:
      hun stakk nålen i armen min, og straks innholdet var absorbert i blodet, inntrådte en kraftig reaksjon
      she stuck the needle in my arm, and as soon as the contents were absorbed into the blood, a strong reaction occurred
    Synonyms: resorbere, adsorbere
  2. (transitive) to absorb (to include so that it no longer has separate existence, to assimilate, to incorporate or suck up)
    hjemmemarkedet kunne ikke absorbere produksjonen
    the domestic market could not absorb the production
    • 1968, Adresseavisen, page 4:
      innslaget av innvandrere … var så stort at det var umulig for de lokale samfunn å absorbere dem
      the influx of immigrants… was so great that it was impossible for the local communities to absorb them
    Synonym: assimilere
  3. (colloquial, transitive) to absorb (to learn, understand or acquire)
    undervisningsstoff så vanskelig at elevene ikke absorberer det
    teaching material so difficult that students do not absorb it
    absorbere det en leser
    absorb what one is reading
    Synonyms: lære, forstå, oppta, fordøye

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

absorbere (present tense absorberer, past tense absorberte, past participle absorbert, passive infinitive absorberast, present participle absorberande, imperative absorber)

  1. to absorb
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