absorbere

See also: absorberé

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

absorbere

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

Anagrams

• absorbeer

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

• absorbator
• absorbent
• absorber
• absorberbar
• absorbering
• absorberingsevne
• absorpsjon
• absorpsjonsevne

 

References

• “absorbere” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “absorbere” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “absorbere” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

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

1. to absorb