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resorb

re·sorb [ ri sáwrb, ri záwrb ] (past and past participle re·sorbed, present participle re·sorb·ing, 3rd person present singular re·sorbs)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
absorb again: to absorb something again

[Mid-17th century. < Latin resorbere "drink in again" < sorbere "suck in"]

re·sor·bent adjective
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