Absorption: alternatives and connections

The state of being abstracted; abstract character.

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The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.

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The process of Americanizing.

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The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from katabolism.

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The act of anglicizing, or making English in character.

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of Centre

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of Centre

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The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

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A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.

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of Focus

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The act or process of imbibing, or absorbing; as, the post-mortem imbibition of poisons.

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Devotion to a particular and restricted part or branch of knowledge, art, or science; as, medical specialism.

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A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

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A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

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The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or specia…

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To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.

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To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.

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To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.

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To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.

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To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or…

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To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or…

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Immersed; buried; hid; sunk.

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Immersed; buried; hid; sunk.

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of Preoccupy

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of Preoccupy

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To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held.

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To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held.

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The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc.

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The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation…

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The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration.

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The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed.

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The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx.

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The act or right of taking possession before another; as, the preoccupancy of wild land.

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The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession.

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