Collocations for absorb - verb
1. liquid, gas, energy, etc.
2. make part of sth larger
PHRASES
be absorbed into sth
These committees were gradually absorbed into the local government machine.
These committees were gradually absorbed into the local government machine.
3. information/atmosphere
ADVERB
easily,
readily
The information is presented so that it can be readily absorbed.
The information is presented so that it can be readily absorbed.
fully
passively
passively
4. interest
Absorb is used with these nouns as the subject:
plant, sponge
plant, sponge
Absorb is used with these nouns as the object:
carbon dioxide, detail, heat, impact, information, light, liquid, loss, mineral, moisture, oxygen, perspiration, radiation, ray, vibration, water
carbon dioxide, detail, heat, impact, information, light, liquid, loss, mineral, moisture, oxygen, perspiration, radiation, ray, vibration, water