absorbovať

Slovak

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin absorbeō +‎ -ovať.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈabsɔrbɔvac]
  • Rhymes: -ɔvac
  • Hyphenation: ab‧sor‧bo‧vať

Verb

absorbovať impf or pf

  1. (transitive) to absorb (to have the ability to receive, take into oneself)
    Synonyms: pohlcovať, pohltiť
  2. (transitive) to absorb, to take in (to accept knowledge, opinions, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to absorb (to fully interest, to occupy and thus keep busy)
    Synonyms: pohlcovať, pohltiť
  4. (reflexive with sa) to be absorbed in, to penetrate, to soak in

Conjugation

nouns

Further reading

  • absorbovať”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025