absorpt
v.v. to take in or soak up something, like a liquid or a sound. This is an old word that people rarely use today.
v. to take in or soak up; to absorb. An archaic or dialectal form of the verb 'absorb'.
The cloth quickly absorpt the spilled water.
The old stone walls absorpt the heat of the sun during the day and released it slowly at night.
While the modern scientific community prefers the standard term, certain historical texts still describe the process of light absorpt by the atmosphere using this older form.
From Latin absorptus, perfect passive participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated May 18, 2026