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reabsorb

/ɹˌiəbzˈɔɹb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
re-ab-sorb
IPA
/ɹˌiəbzˈɔɹb/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To absorb again.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb English reabsorb From re- + absorb.

Inflected Forms

reabsorbs (present, singular) reabsorbing (participle, present) reabsorbed (participle, past) reabsorbed (past)

Synonyms

resorb

Rhymes With

absorb orb shorb

Questions

How do you pronounce reabsorb?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˌiəbzˈɔɹb/.
What does reabsorb mean?
To absorb again.
Where does reabsorb come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb English reabsorb From re- + absorb.

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