Obs. [ad. L. absūmptiōn-em, n. of action f. absūmpt-us, pa. pple. of absūm-ere: see ABSUME.] The process of wasting away, gradual destruction.
1651. trans. Bacon, Life and Death, 53. Dead Bodies, if they be not intercepted by Putrefaction, will subsist a long time, without any notable Absumption.
1661. R. Lovell, Anim. & Min., 334. Trembling… is cured, if from the absumption and dissolution of spirits, by analepticks, moderate sleepe, and wine.
