assorbire
absorb
verb ahs-sohr-BEE-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin absorbere, 'to swallow up'
Usage Note
Assorbire is used both physically (a sponge soaking up water) and figuratively (a task that assorbe tutte le energie, 'absorbs all one's energy'). It takes the -isc- infix in the present, assorbo or the older assorbisco. Spell it with double s.
Examples
"La spugna assorbe l'acqua."
Natural Translation
The sponge absorbs the water.
Literal Translation
The sponge absorbs the-water.
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