reabsorb
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re·ab·sorb
(rē′əb-zôrb′, -sôrb′)v. re·ab·sorbed, re·ab·sorb·ing, re·ab·sorbs
v.tr.
1. To absorb again.
2. To accommodate or accept again, as into a group or category: The economy cannot reabsorb all of the refugees into the workforce.
v.intr.
To undergo resorption.
re′ab·sorp′tion (-zôrp′shən, -sôrp′-) n.
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reabsorb
(ˌriːəbˈzɔːb)vb (tr)
to absorb (something) again
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reabsorb
Past participle: reabsorbed
Gerund: reabsorbing
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Verb | 1. | reabsorb - undergo resorption absorb - become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb" |
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reabsorb
v. reabsorber.
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