absorb
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
sorb
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
absorb
to suck up
吸纳, 吸引...的注意, 吞并
Dissection of absorb
absorb = ab- (from; away) + sorb (suck in);
absorb = to suck up
Now Repeat my Dissection
absorb = to suck up
Important roots for this word:
ab-
sorb
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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