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ABSORB
Definition of ABSORB
verb
To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French absorber, from Old French assorbir, from Latin absorbeō (“swallow up”), from ab- (“from”) + sorbeō (“suck in, swallow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- (“to sip”). Compare French absorber.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (12,281)
How it is built
Same root, ABSORB · 4 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ABSORB in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First found by a player on Day 151, 18 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ABSORB starts with A and ends with B. Sorted, its letters read ABBORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once.
Words that start ABSORB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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