reabsorb

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verb

To absorb again.

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Meanings

verbreabsorb (third-person singular simple present reabsorbs, present participle reabsorbing, simple past and past participle reabsorbed)

present singular third person reabsorbs · participle present reabsorbing · participle past reabsorbed · past reabsorbed

  1. To absorb again.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbundergo resorption

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Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Latinabsorbeō
  7. Old Frenchassorbir
  8. Middle Frenchabsorber
  9. Englishabsorb
  10. Englishreabsorb

From re- + absorb.

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APA

reabsorb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reabsorb

MLA

“reabsorb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reabsorb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reabsorb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reabsorb.

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