the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To absorb again; to draw in, or imbibe, again what has been effused, extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again; ; -- used esp. of fluids.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To draw or take in anew by absorption, imbibition, or swallowing, as something previously ejected, emitted, or put forth.
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v. undergo resorption
Word Usage
"Recent employment growth in the G-20 is already insufficient to reabsorb a 20-million-job shortfall from the previous economic downturn, Mr. Scarpetta said."