reabsorb
/ˌriːəbˈzɔːrb/
verb
- To absorb something again, especially a substance that was previously released or secreted, such as in a biological process.
- The kidneys reabsorb water and nutrients back into the bloodstream.
- The plant can reabsorb nutrients from its old leaves.
- The body reabsorbs calcium from the bones when it is needed.
- To take in or incorporate something again after it has been lost or separated.
- The company decided to reabsorb the subsidiary after the merger failed.
- The community slowly reabsorbed the returning refugees.
- The sponge can reabsorb the liquid it released.
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