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Webster 1913 Edition

Desume

De-sume′

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
desumere
;
de
+
sumere
to take.]
To select; to borrow.
[Obs.]
Sir. M. Hale.

Webster 1828 Edition

Desume

DESUME

,
Verb.
T.
[L.] To take from; to borrow. [Not in use.]

Definition 2025

desume

desume

English

Verb

desume ‎(third-person singular simple present desumes, present participle desuming, simple past and past participle desumed)

  1. (obsolete) To select; to borrow.
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Italian

Verb

desume

  1. third-person singular present indicative of desumere

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

dēsūme

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēsūmō

Etymology

Latin desumere; de + sumere to take.

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