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absume

UK/əbˈsuːm//æbˈsum/

absume verb: to consume gradually; to waste away.

Verb

absume (third-person singular simple present absumes, present participle absuming, simple past and past participle absumed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To consume gradually; to waste away.

absume meaning in Bengali

absume in Bengali

ধীরে ধীরে ক্ষয় করা, ক্ষয়ে যাওয়া

Forms of absume

third-person singular presentabsumes
present participleabsuming
past participleabsumed
pastabsumed

Origin of absume

Learned borrowing from Latin absūmō (“diminish”); formed from ab (“from, away from”) + sūmō (“take”).

Words that rhyme with absume

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Questions about absume

What does absume mean?
Absume means to consume gradually; to waste away.
What is absume in Bengali?
Absume in Bengali is ধীরে ধীরে ক্ষয় করা, ক্ষয়ে যাওয়া. See Absume meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is absume?
Absume is a verb.
How do you pronounce absume?
Absume is pronounced /əbˈsuːm/ (UK).
What is the past tense of absume?
The past tense of absume is absumed.

Words near absume in the dictionary

  1. abstrusions
  2. abstrusities
  3. abstrusity
  4. abstrusive
  5. abstrusively
  6. absume
  7. absumed
  8. absumes
  9. absuming
  10. absumption
  11. absurd

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