embeber

English translation


embeber

transitive verb

English Translation of EMBEBER

: to absorb, to soak up
intransitive verb
: to shrink

Examples of EMBEBER

  1. <durante su estancia en el Nepal, se embebió de budismo>
  2. <embeber una esponja en vinagre>
  3. <embeber el vuelo de una falda>
  4. <la lana embebe al lavarse>

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