Desume
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈzjuːm/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Desume is a verb meaning (obsolete) To borrow, extract, or select.
Meaning
(obsolete) To borrow, extract, or select.
Example Sentences
[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, […]
Word Forms
- desumes
- desuming
- desumed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include descum, demerse, sink, subsample, sort, subduce.
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