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† inˈsume, v. Obs.
[f. in-2 + L. sūmĕre to take; cf. assume, consume. (Insūmĕre was used in L., but not in this sense, its nearest use being ‘to take to oneself’.)]
trans. To take in, absorb.
1675Evelyn Terra (1729) 16 Animals in preparing Chyle, transmute, alter, and insume what is only their proper Aliment. Ibid. 25 It facilitates their being insum'd, assimilated, and made apt to pass into Nourishment. 1733J. Tull Horse-Hoing Husb. 6 Roots..do not Insume what is disagreeable, or Poison to them.
So † inˈsumption, the action or process of taking in, absorption. Obs.
1675Evelyn Terra (1729) 9 Earth..produces no Vegetable..without Water to dissolve and qualify it for Insumption. |