absorptive

[Lat. absorptus, pa. par. of absorbeo to absorb, and suff. -ive = (1) that can or may, (2) that does.] Having power to imbibe, capable of imbibing or drinking in. "This absorptive power of clay."-Graham: Chem. abs-quat-u-lāte, abs-quot-i-lāte, v.i. [Amer, slang, imitating Lat. derivation.] To run away, to abscond. "Hope's brightest visions absquatulate with their golden promises."- Dow : Sermons , 1. 247. abs-quě, prep. [In Lat. prep. = without.] Law : *1. Absque hoc (without this): Technical words formerly used in special traverses, but abolished in 1852. 2. Absque impetitione vast i (without impeachment of waste): A reservation frequently made to a tenant of life, and meaning that if he take reason ble care of the land or houses entrusted to him, no person shall be permitted to impeach him for their waste.