embeber

v.

to soak up.

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embeber

► verbo transitivo

1 (absorber) to soak up

2 (empapar) to soak, drench

3 COSTURA to take in

4 figurado (incorporar) to insert

■ embeber un nuevo capítulo to insert a new chapter

► verbo intransitivo

1 (encogerse) to shrink

■ la lana embebe wool shrinks

► verbo pronominal embeberse

1 to become absorbed (en, in)

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1. VT

1) (=absorber) to absorb, soak up

2) (Cos) to take in, gather

3) (=abstraer) to absorb, distract

4) (=meter) to insert, introduce frm (en into)

5) (=abarcar) to contain, incorporate

2.

VI (=encoger) to shrink

3.

See:

embeberse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (en líquido) <bizcocho/esponja> to soak

b) secante/toalla <líquido> to soak up

c) <tela> to gather in

2.

embeber vi to shrink

3.

embeberse v pron

a) (enfrascarse)

embeberse en algo — to become wrapped up o absorbed in something

b) (imbuirse)

embeberse de algo — to become imbued with something (frml)

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (en líquido) <bizcocho/esponja> to soak

b) secante/toalla <líquido> to soak up

c) <tela> to gather in

2.

embeber vi to shrink

3.

embeberse v pron

a) (enfrascarse)

embeberse en algo — to become wrapped up o absorbed in something

b) (imbuirse)

embeberse de algo — to become imbued with something (frml)

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embeber [E1 ]

vt

1 (en un líquido) to soak

2 ‹líquido› to soak up

la toalla embebió el agua the towel soaked up o absorbed the water

embeber el líquido sobrante con una esponja mop o soak up the remaining liquid with a sponge

3 ‹tela› to gather in

■ embeber

vi

to shrink

■ embeberse

v pron

1 (enfrascarse) embeberse EN algo to become wrapped up o absorbed IN sth

2 (imbuirse) embeberse DE algo to become imbued WITH sth (frml), to become steeped IN sth

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embeber (conjugate embeber) verbo transitivo

a) (en líquido) ‹bizcocho/esponja› to soak

b) [secante/toalla] ‹líquido› to soak up

c) ‹tela› to gather in

verbo intransitivo
to shrink
embeberse verbo pronominal

a) (enfrascarse) embeberse en algo to become wrapped up o absorbed in sth

b) (imbuirse) embeberse de algo to become imbued with sth (frml)

'embeber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empapar

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embeber

♦ vt

1. [absorber] to soak up

2. [empapar] to soak

♦ See also the pronominal verb embeberse

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embeber

v/t soak up, absorb

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embeber vt

: to absorb, to soak up

embeber vi

: to shrink