insume

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verb

To take in; to absorb.

“insume blood”

OriginLatin insumere →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person insumes · participle present insuming · participle past insumed · past insumed

  1. obsoleteTo take in; to absorb.

    insume blood

Origin

  1. Latininsumere
  2. Englishinsume

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

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APA

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MLA

“insume.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insume. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insume,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insume.

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