absorbeō

absorbeō

From ab- +‎ sorbeō (“einsaugen, runterschlucken”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [apˈsɔr.be.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [abˈsɔr.be.o]

Verb

absorbeō (present infinitive absorbēre, perfect active absorbuī, supine absorptum); second conjugation

1. to swallow down, devour
2. to absorb, submerge
3. (figuratively) to absorb, engross

Conjugation

• The third principal part may be absorbuī or absorpsī.