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insume

insume verb: to take in; to absorb.

Verb

insume (third-person singular simple present insumes, present participle insuming, simple past and past participle insumed)

  1. (obsolete) To take in; to absorb.
    • insume blood

Forms of insume

third-person singular presentinsumes
present participleinsuming
past participleinsumed
pastinsumed

Origin of insume

Borrowed from Latin insumere; prefix in- (“in”) + sumere (“to take”).

Questions about insume

What does insume mean?
Insume means to take in; to absorb.
What part of speech is insume?
Insume is a verb.
What is the past tense of insume?
The past tense of insume is insumed.

Words near insume in the dictionary

  1. insultproof
  2. insultry
  3. insults
  4. insults one's intelligence
  5. insulysin
  6. insume
  7. insunder
  8. insunk
  9. insuperabilities
  10. insuperability
  11. insuperable

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