I.to suck back, swallow again (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): “quaeque vomit fluctus totidem totidemque resorbet,” Ov. H. 12, 125; so, “saxa (pontus),” Verg. A. 11, 627 Wagn.: “mare in se resorberi videbamus,” Plin. Ep. 6, 20, 9: “mare accrescere aut resorberi,” Tac. Agr. 10 fin.: “te rursus in bellum resorbens Unda fretis tulit aestuosis,” Hor. C. 2, 7, 15: “hamum (opp. egerunt),” Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145: “(lapidis aestus) respuit ab se Atque per aes agitat, sine eo quod saepe resorbet,” i. e. draws to itself, attracts, Lucr. 6, 1054; so, “spiritum,” to suck in, Quint. 11, 3, 55: “carptim vocem,” Plin. 18, 35, 87, § 362: “fletum,” to suppress, Sil. 12, 594; Sen. Herc. Oet. 1286: “lacrimas,” Stat. Th. 5, 654.
rĕ-sorbĕo , ēre, v. a.,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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