resorbeo

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ sorbeō (suck in, swallow).

Pronunciation

Verb

resorbeō (present infinitive resorbēre, perfect active resorbuī, supine resorptum); second conjugation

  1. to suck back, swallow again; suppress (of tears, etc.)

Conjugation

References

  • resorbeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • resorbeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • resorbeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.