reabsorb

verb

re·​ab·​sorb ˌrē-əb-ˈsȯrb How to pronounce reabsorb (audio)
-ˈzȯrb
reabsorbed; reabsorbing; reabsorbs

transitive verb

: to take up (something previously secreted or emitted)
sugars reabsorbed in the kidney

Examples of reabsorb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Let the meat rest: This rest time gives the juices time to reabsorb into the meat before shredding. 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 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reabsorb was in 1720

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“Reabsorb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reabsorb. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.

Medical Definition

reabsorb

transitive verb
: to take up (something previously secreted or emitted)
sugars reabsorbed in the kidney
also : resorb
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