RESORB


Meaning of RESORB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)rē-ˈsȯrb, -ˈzȯrb ]

verb

Etymology: Latin resorbēre, from re- + sorbēre to suck up — more at absorb

Date: 1640

transitive verb

1. : to swallow or suck in again

2. : to break down and assimilate (something previously differentiated)

intransitive verb

: to undergo resorption

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.