verb
Meaning 1
To absorb (something) again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Standard Lemma guide
resorb
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verb
Meaning 2
To undergo resorption.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To dissolve (bone, sinew, suture, etc.) and assimilate it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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verb
Meaning 4
undergo resorption
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reabsorb
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Broader terms: absorb
History
Etymology
From Latin resorbere, from re- (“again”) + sorbere (“to suck in”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: поглъщам (poglǎštam) — to absorb again
- Bulgarian: резорбирам (rezorbiram) — to absorb again
- French: résorber — to absorb again
- Romanian: resorbi — to absorb again
- Spanish: resorber — to absorb again