reabsorb
part of speech
verb (reabsorb, reabsorbs, reabsorbed, reabsorbing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To take something back in again after it has come out or been given off, like a sponge soaking up water again. tree →
2) (science) For the body to take a substance back into the blood, as the kidneys reabsorb water and sugar. tree →
3) To bring people or things back into a group or system they left. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons, the kidneys filter the blood and then reabsorb useful things like water and glucose, so only waste leaves as urine. Plants and soil can reabsorb water too. In everyday talk, a company or team may reabsorb workers who left. Phrases: reabsorb water, reabsorbed into the blood, reabsorbed into the team.
examples
- The kidneys reabsorb most of the water back into the blood. tree →
- The sponge dried out, but it reabsorbed the water when I dunked it again. tree →
- A bruise fades as the body reabsorbs the blood under the skin. tree →
- After the flood, the soil slowly reabsorbed the water. tree →
- The workers were reabsorbed into the main factory. tree →
- Some of the heat is reabsorbed by the ground. tree →
note
Made of re- (again) + absorb (soak up). Spelling: absorb with a "b", but the noun is "reabsorption" with a "p". Past form: reabsorbed.
Trees and pragmatics
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