Absume
Pronunciation : Ab*sume"
Part of Speech : v. t.
Etymology : [L. absumere, absumptum; ab + sumere to take.]
Definition : Defn: To consume gradually; to waste away. [Obs.] Boyle.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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