noun [U]
1 the process of a liquid, gas or other substance being taken in:
Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food.
2 the process of a smaller group, country, etc. becoming part of a larger group or country:
the absorption of immigrants into the host country
3 ~ (in sth) the fact of sb being very interested in sth so that it takes all their attention:
His work suffered because of his total absorption in sport.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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