Hyphenation of absorb

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word absorb? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ab-sorb

Definitions of absorb:

1.	Become imbued The liquids
2.	Light
3.	And gases absorb
4.	Take up mentally He absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
5.	Take up, as of debts or payments Absorb the costs for something
6.	Take in, also metaphorically The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister's words
7.	Cause to become one with The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax
8.	Suck or take up or in A black star absorbs all matter
9.	Devote (oneself) fully to He immersed himself into his studies
10.	Assimilate or take in The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society
11.	Consume all of one's attention or time Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely

Synonyms of absorb:

verb	sorb, take up
verb	assimilate, ingest, take in, learn, larn, acquire
verb	take over, fund
verb	suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
verb	blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
verb	take in
verb	steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, soak up, concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
verb	receive, take in, invite
verb	engross, engage, occupy, interest

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