Absorbed vs. Engrossed — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Absorbed and Engrossed
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Absorbed
To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices.
Engrossed
To occupy exclusively; absorb
A novel that engrosses every reader.
Absorbed
To occupy the attention, interest, or time of; engross
The problem completely absorbed her.
Engrossed
To acquire most or all of (a commodity); monopolize (a market).
Absorbed
To take up or occupy (one's time or interest, for example).
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Engrossed
To write or transcribe in a large, clear hand.
Absorbed
To retain (radiation or sound, for example) wholly, without reflection or transmission.
Engrossed
To write or print the final draft of (an official document).
Absorbed
To take in; assimilate
Immigrants who were absorbed into the social mainstream.
Engrossed
Simple past tense and past participle of engross
Absorbed
To learn; acquire
"Matisse absorbed the lesson and added to it a new language of color" (Peter Plagen).
Engrossed
Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
Absorbed
To receive (an impulse) without echo or recoil
A fabric that absorbs sound.
A bumper that absorbs impact.
Engrossed
Finalized, written in large letters.
Absorbed
To assume or pay for (a cost or costs).
Engrossed
Wholly absorbed as in thought;
Deep in thought
That engrossed look or rapt delight
The book had her totally engrossed
Enwrapped in dreams
So intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred
Rapt with wonder
Wrapped in thought
Absorbed
To endure; accommodate
Couldn't absorb the additional hardships.
Engrossed
Written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document
Absorbed
To use up; consume
The project has absorbed all of our department's resources.
Absorbed
Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
Absorbed
Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.
Absorbed
Simple past tense and past participle of absorb
Absorbed
Wholly absorbed as in thought
Absorbed
Not allowed to pass through; - said of radiant waves such as light
Absorbed
Taken in through the pores of a surface
Absorbed
Wholly absorbed as in thought;
Deep in thought
That engrossed look or rapt delight
The book had her totally engrossed
Enwrapped in dreams
So intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred
Rapt with wonder
Wrapped in thought
Absorbed
Retained without reflection;
The absorbed light intensity
Absorbed
Taken in through the pores of a surface;
The absorbed water expanded the sponge
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