Reabsorb
(verb)
- To take back or take in again something that has been released or emitted.
- To take back into a substance or organism something that has been previously removed or released.
Origin:
From the prefix "re" meaning again and "absorb".
Examples:
- The body reabsorbs fluids that have been lost through sweating.
- The plant reabsorbed the nutrients from the soil.
- The company decided to reabsorb the subsidiary into the parent company.
- The cells reabsorb the waste products.
- The economy reabsorbed the unemployed workers.