absume
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Absume — Ab*sume ([a^]b*s[=u]m ), v. t. [L. absumere, absumptum; ab + sumere to take.] To consume gradually; to waste away. [Obs.] Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Absumption — Ab*sump tion ([a^]b*s[u^]mp sh[u^]n; 215), n. [L. absumptio. See {Absume}.] Act of wasting away; a consuming; extinction. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
