pochłaniać

Polish

Etymology

From pochłonąć + -ać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈxwa.ɲat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -aɲat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: po‧chła‧niać

Verb

pochłaniać impf (perfective pochłonąć)

  1. (transitive) to absorb (to include so that it no longer has separate existence)
    Synonyms: absorbować, chłonąć, wchłaniać
  2. (transitive) to absorb, to engross (to engage wholly; to occupy fully)
    Synonym: absorbować
  3. (transitive) to engulf, to swallow up
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to devour, to gobble up, to wolf, to wolf down
    Synonyms: pożerać, wrąbywać, wtrajać, wtranżalać, wtrząchać

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun
  • pochłaniacz
adjective

Further reading

  • pochłaniać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pochłaniać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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