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Learn the meaning, usage, and history of the verb consume, which can mean to destroy, use up, eat, enjoy, or utilize. See synonyms, example sentences, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Find 184 words that mean consumed, such as drained, devoured, spent, or ate, and their opposites, such as productive, rich, or green. Learn the definitions and examples of consumed as an adjective, verb, or noun.
Learn the meaning of consumed as the past tense and past participle of consume, a verb that means to use, eat, or destroy something. See how to use consumed in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
consume. [ k uh n- soom ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. verb (used with object) , con·sumed, con·sum·ing. to destroy or expend by use; use up. Synonyms: deplete, exhaust. to eat or drink up; devour. to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest. to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully. Synonyms: dissipate, squander.
Learn the meaning of consume as a verb in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Consume can mean to use, eat, drink, or destroy something, or to be very affected by a feeling.
To say a fire consumed a building is to say that the entire building was destroyed. Consume means to devour, to take in, to use up. The Unites States is often referred to as a consumer society because our economy is based on things being consumed.
to use fuel, energy, time, or a product, especially in large amounts: Our high living standards cause our current population to consume 25 percent of the world's oil. Most of their manufactured products are consumed domestically. The software consumes huge amounts of internet bandwidth. B2 formal.
