introsume
English
Etymology
From intro- + Latin sumere (“to take”).
Verb
introsume (third-person singular simple present introsumes, present participle introsuming, simple past and past participle introsumed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To draw in, swallow or absorb.
- 1664, 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 Society, […], →OCLC:
- their vessels enlarge and introsume more copious nourishment
References
- “introsume”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.