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reabsorb

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re·ab·sorb  (rb-sôrb, -zôrb)
v. re·ab·sorbed, re·ab·sorb·ing, re·ab·sorbs
v.tr.
1. To absorb again.
2. To accommodate or accept again, as into a group or category: The economy cannot reabsorb all of the refugees into the workforce.
v.intr.
To undergo resorption.

reab·sorption (-sôrpshn, -zôrp-) n.
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Verb1.reabsorb - undergo resorption
absorb - become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
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reabsorb [ˈriːəbˈzɔːb] VTreabsorber


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