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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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Consume
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| tending to conciliate |
| following as an effect, result, or outcome |
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, -sumed, -sum·ing.
pre·con·sume, verb (used with object), -sumed, -sum·ing.
un·con·sumed, adjective
un·der·con·sume, verb (used with object), -sumed, -sum·ing.
Synonyms
1. exhaust, deplete. 4. squander, dissipate.
1. exhaust, deplete. 4. squander, dissipate.
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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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