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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

resorb en · VERB

Etymology

From Latin resorbere, from re- (“again”) + sorbere (“to suck in”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To absorb (something) again.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo resorption.
  3. (transitive) To dissolve (bone, sinew, suture, etc.) and assimilate it.

Forms

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resorbed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
resorbed Tense=Past lexicographic
resorbing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
resorbs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

resorbable · resorptive · unresorbed · nonresorbing · resorption · resorbence · resorbent · antiresorber · resorbability

Translations (5)

ro resorbi (to absorb again) · bg поглъщам (to absorb again) · bg резорбирам (to absorb again) · fr résorber (to absorb again) · es resorber (to absorb again)