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- DictionaryCon·sume/kənˈso͞om/
verb
- 1. eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink): "people consume a good deal of sugar in drinks" Similar eateat updevouringestswallowgobblegobble upwolf downgorge oneself onfeast onmunchsnack ondrinkdrink upguzzlegulp (down)swillimbibetakesupsiplapinformal:tuck intoscoff (down)put awaystuff downpolish offdispose ofcram instuff one's face withpig oneself ongraze ondownnecksinkkillgollopshiftget one's laughing gear roundgorbscarf (down/up)snarf (down/up)formal:manducaterare:ingurgitate
- ▪ buy (goods or services).
- ▪ use up (a resource): "these machines consume 5 percent of the natural gas in the U.S" Similar useuse uputilizeexpenddepleteexhaustwastesquandergo throughdraindissipatefritter awayswallow up
- ▪ (especially of a fire) completely destroy: "the fire spread rapidly, consuming many homes" Similar destroydemolishlay wastewipe outannihilatedevastaterazegutravageruinwreck
- ▪ (of a feeling) absorb all of the attention and energy of (someone): "Carolyn was consumed with guilt" Similar absorbpreoccupyengrosseat updevourobsessgripoverwhelmmonopolizeenthralldominate
Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin consumere, from con- ‘altogether’ + sumere ‘take up’; reinforced by French consumer.
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