[sorb] vt [back-formation fr. absorb & adsorb] (1909): to take up and hold by either adsorption or absorption -- sorb.abil.i.ty n -- sorb.able adj Sorb n [G Sorbe, fr. Sorbian serbje] (1843) 1: wend
2: wendish -- Sor.bi.an adj or n
[sorb] vt [back-formation fr. absorb & adsorb] (1909): to take up and hold by either adsorption or absorption -- sorb.abil.i.ty n -- sorb.able adj Sorb n [G Sorbe, fr. Sorbian serbje] (1843) 1: wend
2: wendish -- Sor.bi.an adj or n
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012