Enroll vs Absorb - What's the difference?
enroll | absorb |
To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list
* Prescott
* Milton
To enlist (someone) or make (someone) a member of
To enlist oneself (in something) or become a member (of something)
(obsolete) To envelop; to enwrap.
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.
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(obsolete) To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
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To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
(transitive, physics, chemistry) To take in energy and convert it, as
# (physics) in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
# (physics) in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
# (physics) taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed in study or in the pursuit of wealth.
To occupy or consume time.
Assimilate mentally.
(business) To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
To defray the costs.
To accept or purchase in quantity.
In lang=en terms the difference between enroll and absorb
is that enroll is to enlist oneself (in something) or become a member (of something) while absorb is to accept or purchase in quantity.As verbs the difference between enroll and absorb
is that enroll is to enter (a name, etc) in a register, roll or list while absorb is 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 .enroll
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Alternative forms
* enrol (UK) (CA)Verb
(en verb)- All the citizen capable of bearing arms enrolled themselves.
- An unwritten law of common right, so engraven in the hearts of our ancestors, and by them so constantly enjoyed and claimed, as that it needed not enrolling .
- They were eager to enroll new recruits.
- Have you enrolled in classes yet for this term?
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Synonyms
* (enter in a register) list, note, note down, record, register * (enlist) enlist, sign up, subscribe * (become a member) enlist, join, join up, sign up, subscribe * (join a class) add, register forDerived terms
* enrollee * enroller * enrollmentabsorb
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Verb
- Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all.
- The large cities absorb the wealth and fashion.
- Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass.