resorb

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    undergo resorption

Word Origin

resorb (v.)
1630s, from French résorber or directly from Latin resorbere "to suck back," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + sorbere "to suck" (see absorb). Related: Resorbed; resorbing.