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absorpt

v.
C2 Proficiency ab·sorpt Archaic

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'.


SIMPLE

The cloth quickly absorpt the spilled water.

CONTEXTUAL

The old stone walls absorpt the heat of the sun during the day and released it slowly at night.

COMPLEX

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.

Origin

From Latin absorptus, perfect passive participle of absorbeō (“absorb”).

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