verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
absorb radiation
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It is thought that a black hole absorbs any solar radiation that reaches it.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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completely
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Even when Pearce's innards had been completely absorbed and digested, the thing's need was still strong.
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I was completely absorbed in my climbing.
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The railway, by then completely absorbed by the L.M.S., was completely dismantled in 1936.
easily
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Iron is more easily absorbed into the body if mixed with vitamin C; have an orange with your meal, for example.
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Some of these are more easily absorbed by the body than others.
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They are arriving at a time when the economy, with its tight labour market, can not easily absorb them.
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So the oxalic acid in your meals is easily absorbed .
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We've made them lighter and they're easily absorbed .
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Eat plenty of easily absorbed carbohydrates, such as potatoes, rice, corn and wheat products.
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The lithographic stone is made of a slab of almost pure limestone, which easily absorbs grease.
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Hypo-allergenic, non-greasy and easily absorbed: it's just right for your baby's skin.
fully
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In retrospect, the United States never fully absorbed the significance of that vote.
■ NOUN
ability
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The doctors suspected that his ability to absorb ascorbic acid had been impaired by long exposure to cosmic radiation.
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Some minerals have a marked ability to absorb into their crystal structure through a reversible known as hydration.
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The Republic's ability to absorb the effects of dramatic electoral and governmental shifts was about to be tested.
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Its ability to absorb wastes and destructive effluent is finite.
amount
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At the same time others may, through overfunding, be absorbing an unfair amount of scarce resources. 2.
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The different approaches to industrial development have absorbed an enormous amount of resources and effort in the postwar period.
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You will only be able to absorb a certain amount of information at a time.
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The problem was more one of having to absorb a vast amount of information in a short space of time.
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For plants to photosynthesise and produce sugars in their leaf cells, they need to absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide.
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A forest on this scale would absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide.
body
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Even sports drinks may not contain enough electrolytes -- or the body may not absorb them well enough -- to prevent problems.
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The second reason for calcium deficiency is the fact that the body has difficulty absorbing the mineral.
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His body absorbed 30,000 volts of electricity, 15 times the charge of an electric chair.
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An ordinary body exposed to radiation absorbs some of it and reflects the rest.
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Her body absorbed the silence that swelled through the darkened room.
capacity
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The potential of joy is vastly greater than our capacity to absorb it all.
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For senior management an important lesson was the trade unions' capacity to absorb change and to become its agents.
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These are poor in nutrients and their peaty soils have little capacity to absorb any more acid without deleterious effects.
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Safety implications include the level of staff training and capacity to absorb training as well as operational hazards.
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These should have the capacity for absorbing large numbers of people from nearby towns.
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Water has a greater capacity to absorb heat than any other natural material except for ammonia.
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Above: South Shore terminus with four Dreadnoughts in line abreast, demonstrating their legendary capacity to absorb crowds.
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Carbon monoxide Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas which, when inhaled, limits the body's capacity to absorb oxygen.
costs
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Ekard believes the county can absorb the extra energy costs this year.
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Do the workers themselves absorb the costs in lower pay?
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Forcing that constituency or group to absorb the costs of failed initiatives is a slow form of organizational suicide.
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Does the employer absorb the costs and cut profits or raise prices?
energy
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You will definitely take the odd blow to the mid-section so your muscles should be strong enough to absorb some impact energy .
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Its products also absorb and divert electrical energy .
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Dry areas would no longer absorb energy , and would not be at risk from the high local power-input.
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He wondered again about its black color; that was ideal, of course, for absorbing solar energy .
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Mosfet Q6 avalanches repetitively and absorbs the energy stored in the leakage inductance of the coil.
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Ekard believes the county can absorb the extra energy costs this year.
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This absorbs energy from the impact.
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Carbon dioxide is a so-called greenhouse gas, which absorbs energy from the sun, making the air warmer.
heat
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The lizards seem to use their fringes to absorb heat while basking in the sun.
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These dull metals absorb the heat evenly and well.
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Darker surfaces absorb heat , which is then radiated as the temperature falls towards the end of the day.
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Water has a greater capacity to absorb heat than any other natural material except for ammonia.
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Buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat from the sun to save on heating costs.
idea
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It has generally been found that people can only absorb around seven key ideas in any verbal presentation, nomatterhow well conveyed.
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Even though your eyes and hands are occupied your ears are still free to absorb new ideas and re-enforce positive thoughts.
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This gives the organization time to absorb the idea , to build consensus and to reduce resistance.
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But Mark had now become absorbed in an idea for a sermon that had suddenly come to him.
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He was the kind of man who absorbed ideas unconsciously, made them his own, and pushed them to new limits.
impact
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You will definitely take the odd blow to the mid-section so your muscles should be strong enough to absorb some impact energy.
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The racket also absorbs shock on impact by way of its Tri-Level Shock Suppression System.
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Incidentally, the body shape also means the hand is in the optimum position for absorbing the recoil impact .
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This absorbs energy from the impact .
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The suit had absorbed the impact .
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Apparently, this made the conker more malleable, allowing it to absorb the impact of my prize pickled nut.
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From the ground floor of the church the viewer absorbs the impact of the immense church.
information
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It was a gesture, Blanche thought, to allow him time to absorb the information .
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It said it would absorb Information Consulting but could not disclose details of the transaction.
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It is generally difficult for parents to absorb information about several major problems in their baby all at the same time.
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He tried to concentrate on a claim-form but was unable to absorb the information .
lesson
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But Mr Mugabe wants resettlement to be efficient, too, and is absorbing the Musengezi lesson .
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Longtime Soviet ruler Joseph Stalin was quick to absorb the lesson .
light
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Because the diamond is absorbing blue light , it appears yellow in ordinary light.
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Yet it seemed to absorb every particle of light as if it had never been.
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Neutral sodium absorbs orange light - at wavelengths of 5890 and 5896 angstroms - from stars that lie behind it.
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Scientists can learn much about the nature of an object by studying the way it emits and absorbs light and other radiation.
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The window does not absorb any of the light , it just reflects it.
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This gas absorbs visible light so well that plants could not photosynthesize even if they somehow retained their leaves.
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It absorbs ultra-violet light and protects the eye.
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Until recently, such wavelengths have been ignored because neutral hydrogen absorbs it in the same way fog absorbs visible light .
liquid
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It has to absorb all the liquid it requires through its skin.
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It also absorbs less liquid , so slightly more is needed when trading it for regular flour.
loss
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The banks would be forced to absorb large losses .
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Others could lose $ 1, 000 or more and absorb the loss .
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They absorb these losses either by taking the hit themselves or by paying insurance premiums that are roughly equal to those losses.
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Many contractors may not be able to absorb those losses .
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When new occupiers lease these properties, Control Securities will have to absorb a £7m loss in the value of these assets.
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They can absorb the loss because of the interest they earn on all the other loans.
radiation
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Diamond absorbs infrared radiation by a slightly more complex process.
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Scientists can learn much about the nature of an object by studying the way it emits and absorbs light and other radiation .
shock
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The racket also absorbs shock on impact by way of its Tri-Level Shock Suppression System.
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Riders must be in excellent physical and mental condition to absorb the shock of bouncing over the water.
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It was impossible for any society to absorb without hardship a shock like that of the massive loss of trade to Gdynia.
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While the council absorbed this shock , the 1990 recession hit-knocking revenues down another $ 1. 5 million a year.
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An immigrant labour force would always be needed as a buffer to absorb the shocks of alternating booms and recessions.
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The problems came in absorbing the shock .
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Indeed, permanently fixed exchange rates could be positively harmful since changing parities can act as a buffer to absorb economic shocks .
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He was under sedation, Sister Cooney informed Rim, and was best left alone until he had absorbed the shock .
skin
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Maybe they reckon they've also managed to absorb that through their skin ....
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They have no gills, but obtain their oxygen by absorbing it through the skin of their body and greatly enlarged tails.
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Ultracare 3 is quickly absorbed into the skin and forms a protective grease-free barrier.
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The soap can cause foetal damage, anaemia and kidney failure if too much is absorbed through the skin .
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Water is absorbed directly through the skin - no adult amphibians are known to drink.
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It is toxic by inhalation or ingestion and can be absorbed through the skin .
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Moreover, mercury in the banned products can be absorbed by the skin and lead to hypertension, stroke and heart failure.
water
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Substitutes have been developed in the past but failed to absorb water to the extent that ivory does.
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To make pancakes, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour and water , stirring constantly until all water is absorbed .
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Once cooked, the lentils should have absorbed all of the water and feel soft in texture.
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The best line is of braided nylon, which doesn't absorb water and become heavy.
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Oxygen is absorbed into the water by surface movement, where a gaseous exchange takes place releasing carbon dioxide and absorbing oxygen.
■ VERB
allow
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It was a gesture, Blanche thought, to allow him time to absorb the information.
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Pierce grapes with a skewer or needle to allow them to absorb rum.
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It could therefore be allowed to absorb the modus.
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Stir thoroughly and let stand, covered, for 3 to 4 minutes to allow couscous to absorb stock.
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Apparently, this made the conker more malleable, allowing it to absorb the impact of my prize pickled nut.
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Don't fight it, embrace it. Allow the Darkfall to absorb you, allow it to transmogrify you.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A new baby has an enormous capacity for absorbing new information.
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Few athletic teams can successfully absorb the loss of three starting players.
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He appeared to understand, but whether he absorbed every detail I cannot say.
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I keep the lesson simple because small kids can't absorb that much.
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In the last 10 years, California has absorbed 35% of all legal immigrants to the U.S.
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Lead that gets into your body is absorbed into the bones.
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Most people need to read something more than once to absorb all the ideas.
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Move the plants to a south-facing wall, where they can absorb daytime heat.
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Simmer the rice for 20 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed.
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The insole is designed to absorb shock and provide arch support.
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The university had to absorb a $14 million cut in funding.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But it would be straining credulity too far to expect that everything will be absorbed.
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Gandhi gave the party some attention but social uplift absorbed more of him.
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In the long run, other institutions have absorbed gender integration with only minor difficulty and have thrived as a result.
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The railway, by then completely absorbed by the L.M.S., was completely dismantled in 1936.
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To make pancakes, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour and water, stirring constantly until all water is absorbed.
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We were totally absorbed in one another and in our work.
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While the council absorbed this shock, the 1990 recession hit-knocking revenues down another $ 1. 5 million a year.