assorbire

Italian

Etymology

From Latin absorbēre (to absorb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.sorˈbi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: as‧sor‧bì‧re

Verb

assorbìre (first-person singular present assòrbo or assorbìsco, first-person singular past historic assorbìi, past participle assorbìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to absorb, soak up
  2. to assimilate
  3. to take in

Conjugation

Including lesser-used forms:

Derived terms

Further reading

  • assorbire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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