reabsorb
verb
re·ab·sorb
ˌrē-əb-ˈsȯrb 
-ˈzȯrb
reabsorbed; reabsorbing; reabsorbs
: to take up (something previously secreted or emitted)
sugars reabsorbed in the kidney
also
: resorb sense 2
Examples of reabsorb in a Sentence
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Let the meat rest: This rest time gives the juices time to reabsorb into the meat before shredding.
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Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2023
Sometimes, the ability of the terminal ileum (the part of the intestine where bile salts are reabsorbed) gets overwhelmed, and bile acids enter the colon, causing diarrhea.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 July 2023
Think of it from Moscow’s point of view: There’s the cost of rebuilding Ukraine, the cost of military occupation sufficient to contain whatever underground resistance continues, and the cost of reabsorbing a population considerably poorer than its own.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
Most bile salts will be reabsorbed later on at the end of the small intestine, recirculating them for reuse.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 July 2023
While your skin is still damp, apply a moisturizer to further trap that water so your cells can reabsorb it.
—Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science, 7 May 2021
For a country like Russia, whose per capita wealth situates it (humiliatingly) behind several of its former satellites, including Hungary, Poland, Croatia, and Romania, the cost of reabsorbing Ukraine would be especially prohibitive.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
When the Osage Nation purchased part of Sugarloaf Mound in 2007, the site was reabsorbed into the Nation, extending Osage territory from the site of their displacement in Oklahoma back to their ancestral homeland.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Bile acids are reabsorbed at the end of the small bowel and reused.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2023
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Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2023
Sometimes, the ability of the terminal ileum (the part of the intestine where bile salts are reabsorbed) gets overwhelmed, and bile acids enter the colon, causing diarrhea.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 July 2023
Think of it from Moscow’s point of view: There’s the cost of rebuilding Ukraine, the cost of military occupation sufficient to contain whatever underground resistance continues, and the cost of reabsorbing a population considerably poorer than its own.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
Most bile salts will be reabsorbed later on at the end of the small intestine, recirculating them for reuse.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 July 2023
While your skin is still damp, apply a moisturizer to further trap that water so your cells can reabsorb it.
—Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science, 7 May 2021
For a country like Russia, whose per capita wealth situates it (humiliatingly) behind several of its former satellites, including Hungary, Poland, Croatia, and Romania, the cost of reabsorbing Ukraine would be especially prohibitive.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
When the Osage Nation purchased part of Sugarloaf Mound in 2007, the site was reabsorbed into the Nation, extending Osage territory from the site of their displacement in Oklahoma back to their ancestral homeland.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Bile acids are reabsorbed at the end of the small bowel and reused.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
1720, in the meaning defined above
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reabsorb
transitive verb
re·ab·sorb
ˌrē-əb-ˈsȯ(ə)rb, -ˈzȯ(ə)rb
: to take up (something previously secreted or emitted)
sugars reabsorbed in the kidney
also
: resorb
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