Meanings
nounabsorptionist (plural absorptionists)
plural absorptionists
- A proponent of absorptionism; one supporting a policy of assimilation.
- historicalmedicineOne who believed in a certain theory of infectious diseases.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Italic*ap
- Latinab
- Latinab-
- Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
- Proto-Italic*sorβeō
- Latinsorbeō
- Latinabsorbeō
- Latinabsorptiō
- Englishabsorption
- Englishabsorptionist
From absorption + -ist.
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absorptionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorptionist
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“absorptionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorptionist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absorptionist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorptionist.
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