absorb
1 verb soak up TRANSITIVEionsúigh verb súigh verb súigh isteach 2 verb take into bloodstream TRANSITIVEtóg isteach ionsúigh verb glac isteach it's easily absorbed into the blood glactar isteach san fhuil go héasca éTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb take in (information, atmosphere) TRANSITIVEshe absorbed every detail of the article shúigh sí isteach gach gné den altwe sat there and absorbed the atmosphere shuíomar ansin ag sú isteach an atmaisféir 4 verb be influenced by (belief etc) TRANSITIVEsúigh isteach tóg isteach slog verb children absorb the opinions of their parents súnn leanaí isteach tuairimí a gcuid tuismitheoirí, tugann leanaí leo tuairimí a gcuid tuismitheoirí, slogann páistí tuairimí a gcuid tuismitheoirí 5 verb grasp news TRANSITIVEtóg isteach tuig verb it took her a while to absorb the news thóg sé tamall uirthi an nuacht a thuiscint 6 verb engage interest TRANSITIVEto be absorbed in a book bheith sáite i leabhar 7 verb make part of larger entity TRANSITIVEslog verb tóg isteach the country was absorbed into the Soviet Union rinneadh cuid den Aontas Sóivéadach den tír, slogadh an tír isteach san Aontas Sóivéadach 8 verb take in (people) TRANSITIVEtóg isteach glac verb the country has absorbed many immigrants tá go leor inimirceach tógtha isteach ag an tír 9 verb take in (light, energy etc) TRANSITIVEsúigh isteach ionsúigh verb tóg isteach black clothing absorbs heat súnn éadach dubh an teas isteach 10 verb take (impact) TRANSITIVEmaolaigh verb to absorb a blow buille a mhaolúthey're supposed to absorb the impact tá siad in ainm a bheith ábalta an tuairt a mhaolú