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resorb

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re·sorb  (r-sôrb, -zôrb)
v. re·sorbed, re·sorb·ing, re·sorbs
v.tr.
1. To absorb again.
2. Biology To dissolve and assimilate (bone tissue, for example).
v.intr.
To undergo resorption.
[Latin resorbre, to suck back : re-, re- + sorbre, to suck up.]
resorb [rɪˈsɔːb]
vb
(tr) to absorb again
[from Latin resorbēre, from re- + sorbēre to suck in; see absorb]
resorbent  adj
resorptive  adj
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Verb1.resorb - undergo resorption
reabsorb
absorb - become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
Translations
resorb
vt → resorbieren (spec), → (wieder) aufsaugen
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