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introsuming

introsuming is the present participle and gerund of introsume.

Meaning of introsume

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...

Questions about introsuming

What is introsuming the present participle and gerund of?
Introsuming is the present participle and gerund of introsume.

Words near introsuming in the dictionary

  1. introspects
  2. introsperm
  3. introsume
  4. introsumed
  5. introsumes
  6. introsuming
  7. introsuscept
  8. introsuscepted
  9. introsuscepting
  10. introsusception
  11. introsusceptions

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Adapted from Wiktionary: introsuming (page history and authors); introsume (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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