| absorb | 3. consume, menyerap, menampung: the local market could not ~ the surplus sugar, pasaran tempatan tdk dapat menyerap lebihan bekalan gula; 4. defray, menanggung: the wholesaler agreed to ~ the advertising costs, pihak pemborong bersetuju menanggung kos pengiklanan; 5. incorporate, menyerap: the business was ~ed by a larger company, perniagaan itu telah diserap oleh sebuah syarikat yg lebih besar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| absorb | vt 1. suck up, take in, menyerap: cotton wool ~s water, kapas menyerap air; a material capable of ~ing sound, sejenis bahan yg dapat menyerap bunyi; to ~ the contents of a book, menyerap kandungan sesebuah buku; 2. use up, engage, a. (so’s attention, interest) menuntut: his work ~s all his attention, kerjanya menuntut seluruh perhatiannya; b. (time) menghabiskan, mengambil; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| take | b. absorb st, menyerap sst: blotting paper ~s up ink, kertas lap menyerap dakwat; the plants ~-up nitrogen from the soil, tumbuh-tumbuhan menyerap nitrogen dr tanah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| soak | b. absorb or learn st quickly, menyerap sst: the boy is eager to learn and so ~s up information quickly, budak itu ghairah utk belajar, oleh itu dapat menyerap maklumat dgn cepat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| porous | adj able to absorb fluid or air, berliang, dapat menyerap + approp n; (of soil) poros: the plastic is not ~, plastik itu tdk dapat menyerap cecair; all leaves are ~, semua daun berliang; ~ rocks, batuan-batuan poros. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assimilate | vt 1. absorb, a. mengasimilasikan, memesrakan: the food is easy to ~, makanan itu mudah diasimilasi; b. (fig.) memahami: it took him a long time to ~ the data, dia mengambil masa yg lama utk memahami data itu; 2. allow to become part of (group) mengasimilasikan: Australia has ~d people from many nations, Australia telah mengasimilasikan orang dr banyak negara; 3. cause to become similar, menyamakan: the laws of the colony were ~d to those of the mother country, undang-undang tanah jajahan itu disamakan dgn undang-undang negara induk; 4. (phon) mengasimilasi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| swallow 1 | ~ up, (usu pass.) absorb, menyerap: these small businesses are gradually being ~ed up by the large companies, perniagaan-perniagaan kecil ini perlahan-lahan telah diserap oleh syarikat-syarikat besar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| digest | vt 1. (physiol) mencernakan, menghadamkan; 2. absorb mentally, memahami, mencernakan: his ideas are too complex to ~, idea-ideanya terlalu rumit utk difahami; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| steep 2 | ~ st in, see vt; ~ os in st, absorb os, in st, menjiwai sst: she wanted to go to Bali and ~ herself in the ancient Hindu rituals and traditions, dia hendak pergi ke Bali dan menjiwai upacara adat dan ritual Hindu purba; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| suck | ~ up, (colloq & derog) mengampu, membodek: he ~s up to his superiors, dia mengampu orang atasannya; ~ st up, absorb st, menyerap sst: the dry earth soon ~ed up the rainwater, tanah yg kering itu cepat menyerap air hujan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |