reabsorb

verb

re·​ab·​sorb ˌrē-əb-ˈsȯrb 

-ˈzȯrb

reabsorbed; reabsorbing; reabsorbs

transitive verb

: to take up (something previously secreted or emitted)

sugars reabsorbed in the kidney

also : resorb sense 2

Examples of reabsorb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, in chickens, medullary bone forms one to two weeks before the first egg is laid, and is reabsorbed about three weeks after the last egg is laid, according to the study. —Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025

When arranged at the nanoscale, the material allowed iron atoms to repeatedly give up and reabsorb five electrons, well beyond the usual two or three. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025

Then you were forced to picture sperm, unable to enter a urethra, being reabsorbed into the body of someone named Brandt. —Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025

In theory, the economy will reabsorb these workers when the war ends, but combat skills don’t always translate to civilian jobs, and many veterans will require retraining and ongoing medical care. —Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reabsorb

• absorb
• adsorb
• orb

Medical Definition

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