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Submerged vs Absorbed - What's the difference?

submerged | absorbed |

As verbs the difference between submerged and absorbed

is that submerged is (submerge) while absorbed is (absorb).

As adjectives the difference between submerged and absorbed

is that submerged is underwater while absorbed is fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed .

submerged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (submerge)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • underwater
    • Jimmy was completely submerged when he was snorkeling.
  • below the surface of a liquid
  • hidden
  • poor, impoverished

    • absorbed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
  • Something that has been absorbed, taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (absorb)

    • Derived terms

    * absorbed dose * self-absorbed

    See also

    * adsorbed

    References

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