to reassimilate
- verb
- /ˌriːəˈsɪməˌleɪt/
- Specialized
- It took several weeks for her body to reassimilate vitamins after the illness.
Examples
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Scientists observed how the cells could reassimilate certain substances after being deprived of them.
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After fasting, the cells reassimilated the glucose quickly.
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After the drought, the plants slowly began to reassimilate nutrients from the enriched soil.
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The body can reassimilate nutrients after a meal.
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After the surgery, it took time for her body to reassimilate the necessary nutrients into her system.
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After being deprived of light, the plant was able to reassimilate nutrients once exposed to sunlight again.
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Post-recovery, the athlete's body began to reassimilate the minerals lost during intense training.
Synonyms
To bring a person back into a group or society after being away
Enter and become part of a material, as with heat or gas
To take material back into the body or a body part
To add something back into a group, system, or document
To take over and make part of a larger organization, for example when a company buys another
How Complete
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Surface Forms
Morphology
reassimilate = assimilate (transparent) = re + assimilate
The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' to the verb 'assimilate'.
Etymology
Reassimilate combines the prefix re- meaning 'again' and assimilate, which is related to the familiar word similar meaning 'like', so it gives the image of taking something into yourself so it becomes part of you again. So, to reassimilate nutrients is to absorb them back into the body or system.