Meanings
verbintrosume (third-person singular simple present introsumes, present participle introsuming, simple past and past participle introsumed)
present singular third person introsumes · participle present introsuming · participle past introsumed · past introsumed
- obsoletetransitiveTo draw in, swallow or absorb.
their vessels enlarge and introsume more copious nourishment
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Origin
From intro- + Latin sumere (“to take”).
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Chicago
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