consume
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verb (used with object)
1.
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
2.
to eat or drink up; devour.
3.
to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest.
4.
to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully.
5.
to absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French consumer) < Latin consūmere, equivalent to con- con- + sūmere to take up (perhaps < *suzm- < *subzm- < *subs-(e)m-, equivalent to subs-, variant of sub- sub- + emere to take, buy)
1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French consumer) < Latin consūmere, equivalent to con- con- + sūmere to take up (perhaps < *suzm- < *subzm- < *subs-(e)m-, equivalent to subs-, variant of sub- sub- + emere to take, buy)
Related forms
half-con·sumed, adjective
o·ver·con·sume, verb, o·ver·con·sumed, o·ver·con·sum·ing.
pre·con·sume, verb (used with object), pre·con·sumed, pre·con·sum·ing.
un·con·sumed, adjective
un·der·con·sume, verb (used with object), un·der·con·sumed, un·der·con·sum·ing.
Synonyms
1. exhaust, deplete. 4. squander, dissipate.
1. exhaust, deplete. 4. squander, dissipate.
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consume (kənˈsjuːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to eat or drink |
| 2. | (tr; often passive) to engross or obsess |
| 3. | (tr) to use up; expend: my car consumes little oil |
| 4. | to destroy or be destroyed by burning, decomposition, etc: fire consumed the forest |
| 5. | (tr) to waste or squander: the time consumed on that project was excessive |
| 6. | (passive) to waste away |
| [C14: from Latin consūmere to devour, from com- (intensive) + sūmere to take up, from emere to take, purchase] | |
| con'suming | |
| —adj | |
| con'sumingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
consume
late 14c., from L. consumere "to use up, eat, waste," from com- intensive prefix + sumere "to take," from sub- "under" + emere "to buy, take" (see exempt).
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Example sentences
Each of us, we're the neurons who consume and process them.
Developed countries consume the lion's share of fossil fuels.
They feed primarily on fish and mollusks, but will consume algae and other plant life and even other lobsters.
Also, you consume more oxygen when you are under stress than you do when you are calm.
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