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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
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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

Best Hypernyms For ABSORPTION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for absorption, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
action activity attention sorption
Phrases (7)
biological processcognitive statenatural actionnatural processorganic processsocial processstate of mind

Alternatives for ASSIMILATION

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