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resorb

[ ri-sawrb, -zawrb ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to absorb again, as an exudation.

resorb

/ rɪˈsɔːb /

verb

  1. tr to absorb again
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • reˈsorptive, adjective
  • reˈsorbent, adjective
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Other Words From

  • re·sorbence noun
  • re·sorbent adjective
  • re·sorp·tion [ri-, sawrp, -sh, uh, n, -, zawrp, -], noun
  • re·sorp·tive [ri-, sawrp, -tiv, -, zawrp, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of resorb1

1630–40; < Latin resorbēre, equivalent to re- re- + sorbēre to swallow, suck up
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Word History and Origins

Origin of resorb1

C17: from Latin resorbēre , from re- + sorbēre to suck in; see absorb

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