absorb vs give out

absorb

verb
  • To accept or purchase in quantity. 

  • in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo. 

  • taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat. 

  • To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully. 

  • To take in energy and convert it, as 

  • To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. 

  • To occupy or consume time. 

  • To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction. 

  • To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. 

  • Assimilate mentally. 

  • To be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink in. 

  • To defray the costs. 

  • in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil. 

give out

verb
  • To issue; to distribute. 

  • To announce (a hymn) to be sung; to read out (the words) for the congregation to sing. 

  • To complain, sulk, chastise. 

  • To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. 

  • To desist. 

  • To put forth, utter (prayers). 

  • To break down, get out of order, fail. 

  • To send forth, emit; to cause to be sent forth. 

  • To run short, come to an end. 

  • To desist through exhaustion of strength or patience. 

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