sorbed

An obsolete adjective meaning absorbed or engrossed in something; no longer used in modern English.

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo arcaico que significa absorvido ou tomado por algo; já não é usado no inglês moderno.

1. Taken into and retained C2 formal scientific

   Describes a substance that has been absorbed or adsorbed by another material.

   • The gas was sorbed by the activated charcoal filter.
   • In the experiment, the liquid was sorbed into the porous rock.
   • The sorbed contaminants were analyzed in the laboratory.

   🇵🇹Sorvido

   Sinônimos: absorbed

An obsolete verb meaning to drink, suck in, or absorb; also used figuratively to mean to imbibe or take in knowledge.

• 🇵🇹Verbo arcaico que significa beber, absorver ou sugar; também usado em sentido figurado para indicar a absorção ou assimilação de conhecimentos.

1. Absorb or adsorb C1 formal scientific

   To take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption.

   • The material can sorb moisture from the air.
   • Activated charcoal is used to sorb toxins in the body.
   • The sponge sorbs water quickly.

   🇵🇹Sorver

   Sinônimos: absorbadsorbimbibesoak upsuck uptake up

   Antônimos: desorbemitexuderelease

• sorbed past participle
• sorbed past simple
• sorbing present participle
• sorbs third person singular