resorb

[ ri-sawrb, -zawrb ]

verb (used with object)

1. to absorb again, as an exudation.

resorb

/ rɪˈsɔːb /

verb

1. tr to absorb again

Derived Forms

• reˈsorptive, adjective
• reˈsorbent, adjective

Other Words From

• re·sorbence noun
• re·sorbent adjective
• re·sorp·tion [ri-, sawrp, -sh, uh, n, -, zawrp, -], noun
• re·sorp·tive [ri-, sawrp, -tiv, -, zawrp, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resorb¹

1630–40; < Latin resorbēre, equivalent to re- re- + sorbēre to swallow, suck up

Word History and Origins

Origin of resorb¹

C17: from Latin resorbēre , from re- + sorbēre to suck in; see absorb