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The meaning of CONSUME is to do away with completely : destroy. How to use consume in a sentence.
CONSUMED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of consume 2. to use fuel, energy, time, or a product…. Learn more.
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 for CONSUMED: drained, depleted, reduced, expended, spent, diminished, exhausted, lessened; Antonyms of CONSUMED: productive, rich, fertile, fruitful, lush, luxuriant, arable, green.
to use something such as fuel, energy, money, or time, especially in large quantities: It's a province of China which consumes 180,000 tons of coal a year. This device will monitor how much energy your household appliances are consuming at any time. Meetings routinely consume at least 20 hours of his time a week.
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.
consume something (formal) to eat or drink something. Before he died, he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol. a half-consumed loaf of bread. Red meat should be consumed in moderation. [often passive] (formal) to fill somebody with a strong feeling.
