ABSORPTION Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word absorption. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word absorption. (close relations)

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	assimilation				verb, nounv, n
	noun • the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family • the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another • the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion • a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound • the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure • in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
	soaking up				verbv
	noun • (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
	imbibition				nounn
	noun • (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel • the act of consuming liquids
	incorporation				nounn
	noun • consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body • learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself • including by incorporating
	integration				verb, nounv, n
	noun • the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community • the act of combining into an integral whole • an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined
	retention				nounn
	noun • the act of retaining something • the power of retaining and recalling past experience • the power of retaining liquid
	saturation				nounn
	noun • the process of totally saturating something with a substance • the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid • a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence • chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
	uptake				verb, nounv, n
	noun • the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) • a process of taking up or using up or consuming
	engulfment				nounn
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	engrossment				nounn
	noun • complete attention; intense mental effort • the mental state of being preoccupied by something • the quality of being intent and concentrated
	concentration				nounn
	noun • the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume • the spatial property of being crowded together • strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material • increase in density • complete attention; intense mental effort • bringing together military forces • great and constant diligence and attention
	immersion				nounn
	noun • sinking until covered completely with water • (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse • complete attention; intense mental effort • a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged • the act of wetting something by submerging it
	preoccupancy				nounn
	noun • the mental state of being preoccupied by something • the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
	preoccupation				nounn
	noun • an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention • the mental state of being preoccupied by something • the act of taking occupancy before someone else does

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