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introsume

introsume verb: to draw in, swallow or absorb.

Verb

introsume (third-person singular simple present introsumes, present participle introsuming, simple past and past participle introsumed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To draw in, swallow or absorb.
    • their vessels enlarge and introsume more copious nourishment1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal...

Forms of introsume

third-person singular presentintrosumes
present participleintrosuming
past participleintrosumed
pastintrosumed

Origin of introsume

From intro- + Latin sumere (“to take”).

Questions about introsume

What does introsume mean?
Introsume means to draw in, swallow or absorb.
What part of speech is introsume?
Introsume is a verb.
What is the past tense of introsume?
The past tense of introsume is introsumed.

Words near introsume in the dictionary

  1. introspectivist
  2. introspectivists
  3. introspectivity
  4. introspects
  5. introsperm
  6. introsume
  7. introsumed
  8. introsumes
  9. introsuming
  10. introsuscept
  11. introsuscepted

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