Wordiyosorb
Latinsuck in, swallow, drink
Variants
sorbsorbe
About This Root
From Latin sorbēre (to sip, suck in, swallow). In English, the literal drinking sense is largely lost, replaced by scientific meanings: absorb (suck in, take in fully), absorption (the process of taking in). Self-absorbed extends the metaphor to someone 'swallowed up' in themselves. A small but high-frequency root family.
Associated Words
absorb
To soak up a substance; to take in information; to fully engage attention
IELTSTOEFLGRE
absorbing
Extremely interesting and holding one's full attention
TOEFLB1
absorption
The process of absorbing; complete engrossment of the mind
TOEFLA2
self-absorbed
Excessively focused on oneself, ignoring others
GRE