Definition of consume

verb (v)

• eat immoderately (verb.consumption)

  Synonym: devour, down, go through
  

  source: wordnet30
• serve oneself to, or consume regularly (verb.consumption)

  Synonym: have, ingest, take, take in
  Antonym: abstain, desist, refrain
  

  source: wordnet30
• spend extravagantly (verb.consumption)

  Synonym: squander, ware, waste
  

  source: wordnet30
• destroy completely (verb.contact)

  Synonym: demolish, devour, pulverise, pulverize, subvert
  

  Example:
  The fire consumed the building.
  

  source: wordnet30
• use up (resources or materials) (verb.consumption)

  Synonym: deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out
  

  Example:
  This car consumes a lot of gas.
  

  source: wordnet30
• engage fully (verb.cognition)

  Example:
  The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To waste away slowly. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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