† absorbeatev.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
transitive. To swallow up.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > wrap [verb (transitive)] > enfold or envelop > in a surrounding medium > swallow up
swallowc1175
to swallow up1526
devour1555
engulf1555
abyss1596
involve1605
flapdragona1616
to suck upa1616
ingurgitatea1620
absorbeate1623
exorbeate1623
entomba1631
gulf1807
begulf1809
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Absorbeate, to swallow up.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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