reabsorb
verb
re·ab·sorb
ˌrē-əb-ˈsȯrb 
-ˈzȯrb
reabsorbed; reabsorbing; reabsorbs
: to take up (something previously secreted or emitted)
sugars reabsorbed in the kidney
also
: resorb sense 2
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For the most part, these failed: grafts of bone and soft tissue swelled, scarred, reabsorbed, and disappeared, leaving behind the question of how to live in a body that both defined her and refused stable definition.
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Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
Dry brining, on the other hand, requires time for the salt to draw moisture out of the turkey, then to be reabsorbed to season the meat.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
And by letting go of their foliage on their own schedule, deciduous trees can typically reabsorb some of the expensive nutrients in those leaves to reuse in the next growing season.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024
In response, the pituitary gland secretes vasopressin, causing the kidneys to reabsorb water and return it to circulation.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
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Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
Dry brining, on the other hand, requires time for the salt to draw moisture out of the turkey, then to be reabsorbed to season the meat.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
And by letting go of their foliage on their own schedule, deciduous trees can typically reabsorb some of the expensive nutrients in those leaves to reuse in the next growing season.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024
In response, the pituitary gland secretes vasopressin, causing the kidneys to reabsorb water and return it to circulation.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
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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
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