consume
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
to eat or drink up; devour.
to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest.
to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully.
to absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity.
to undergo destruction; waste away.
to use or use up consumer goods.
Origin of consume
1Other words for consume
Other words from consume
- 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.
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British Dictionary definitions for consume
/ (kənˈsjuːm) /
(tr) to eat or drink
(tr; often passive) to engross or obsess
(tr) to use up; expend: my car consumes little oil
to destroy or be destroyed by burning, decomposition, etc: fire consumed the forest
(tr) to waste or squander: the time consumed on that project was excessive
(passive) to waste away
Origin of consume
1Derived forms of consume
- consuming, adjective
- consumingly, adverb
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