verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To absorb (something) again. transitive
2. 2
   undergo resorption wordnet
3. 3
   To undergo resorption. intransitive
4. 4
   To dissolve (bone, sinew, suture, etc.) and assimilate it. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

reabsorbreabsorb

Etymology

From Latin resorbere, from re- (“again”) + sorbere (“to suck in”).

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