absume

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UK/əbˈsuːm/US/æbˈsum/US/əbˈsum/

verb

To consume gradually; to waste away.

OriginLatin absūmō →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person absumes · participle present absuming · participle past absumed · past absumed

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo consume gradually; to waste away.

Origin

  1. Latinabsūmō“diminish”
  2. Englishabsume

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with absume

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APA

absume. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absume

MLA

“absume.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absume. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absume,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absume.

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