desume

/dɪˈzjuːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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verb

Obsolete

"[T]hoſe Laws, if convenient and uſeful for the Kingdom, were never the worſe, tho' they were deſumed and taken from the Laws of other Countries, ſo as they had their Stamp of Obligation and Authority from the Reception and Approbation of this Kingdom by Vertue of the Common Law, […]"

Borrowed from Latin dēsūmō, dēsūmere, from dē- + sūmere (“to take”).

desumes (present, singular) desuming (participle, present) desumed (participle, past) desumed (past)

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How do you pronounce desume?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈzjuːm/.

What does desume mean?

To borrow, extract, or select.

Where does desume come from?

Borrowed from Latin dēsūmō, dēsūmere, from dē- + sūmere (“to take”).

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