Wordiyosorb
LatinVariants
sorbsorbe
Related Roots
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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