resorb

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verb

To absorb (something) again.

Similar
reabsorb
OriginLatin resorbere →
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Meanings

verbresorb (third-person singular simple present resorbs, present participle resorbing, simple past and past participle resorbed)

present singular third person resorbs · participle present resorbing · participle past resorbed · past resorbed

  1. transitiveTo absorb (something) again.
  2. intransitiveTo undergo resorption.
  3. transitivebiologyTo dissolve (bone, sinew, suture, etc.) and assimilate it.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbundergo resorption

Similar
reabsorb
Broader
absorb
Also see
reabsorb

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinresorbere
  2. Englishresorb

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

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian поглъщам, резорбирам
  • поглъщам (poglăštam)to absorb again
  • резорбирам (rezorbiram)to absorb again
French résorber
  • résorberto absorb again
Romanian resorbi
  • resorbito absorb again
Spanish resorber
  • resorberto absorb again

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Sorber
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APA

resorb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resorb

MLA

“resorb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resorb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resorb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resorb.

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