resorted

VERB

have recourse to; make use of

Synonyms

STRONG

address affect apply devote direct employ exercise frequent go haunt recur repair run try turn use utilize visit

WEAK

avail oneself of benefit by bring into play fall back on go to head for look to make use of put to use recur to refer to take up turn to

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain break halt ignore misuse shun stay stop

WEAK

avoid dodge

Example Sentences

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With that accomplished, the fluid-filled cyst would be resorbed by the body.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2017

Tian Tian is still showing behaviour of a pregnant panda, being sleepy and off her food, but we now must assume she has resorbed her pregnancy in late term.

From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2015

“The ability for this fetus to become unviable and be resorbed from now until the time when we would expect delivery is a real possibility,” he said.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2015

Remodeling occurs as bone is resorbed and replaced by new bone.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Ophiuran which has resorbed the whole larva except the two long arms,y y' limestone rods of young Ophiuran, r middle of back, lettering as in Fig.

From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Agassiz, Alexander