Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To absorb (something) again.

  2. (intransitive)To undergo resorption.

    undergo resorption

  3. (transitive)To dissolve (bone, sinew, suture, etc.) and assimilate it.

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Latin resorbere, from re- (“again”) + sorbere (“to suck in”).

From Latin resorbere, from re- (“again”) + sorbere (“to suck in”).

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Forms

resorbs, resorbing, resorbed, resorbed
Base formresorb · to resorb
3rd person singularresorbs
Present participleresorbing
Past simpleresorbed
Past participleresorbed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyresorb
he, she, itresorbs

Past simpleLesson

all personsresorbed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave resorbed
he, she, ithas resorbed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill resorb

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words
Relatedresorption
Derivedantiresorbernonresorbingresorbabilityresorbableresorbenceresorbentresorptiveunresorbed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
resolveB1resonantB2resonateC1resortB1resoundC2
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