Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resorb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: re-sorb
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To absorb (something) again.

Transitive verb

verb

To undergo resorption.

Intransitive verb

verb

To dissolve (bone, sinew, suture, etc.) and assimilate it.

Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: resorbere

Usage

Inflected Forms

resorbs (present, singular) resorbing (participle, present) resorbed (participle, past) resorbed (past)

Derived Forms

antiresorber nonresorbing resorbability resorbable resorbence resorbent resorption resorptive unresorbed

Synonyms

reabsorb

Questions

What does resorb mean?: To absorb (something) again.
Where does resorb come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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