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   consume

   /kənˈsjuːm/

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   • 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
   • ▪ (of a fire) completely destroy: "the fire spread rapidly, consuming many homes" Similar destroydemolishlay wastewipe outannihilatedevastaterazegutravageruinwreck
   • ▪ use up (a resource): "this process consumes enormous amounts of energy" Similar useuse uputilizeexpenddepleteexhaustwastesquandergo throughdraindissipatefritter awayswallow up
   • 2. buy (goods or services): "accounting provides measures of the economic goods and services consumed"
   • 3. (of a feeling) completely fill the mind of (someone): "Carolyn was consumed with guilt" Similar absorbpreoccupyengrosseat updevourobsessgripoverwhelmmonopolizeenthraldominate

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin consumere, from con- ‘altogether’ + sumere ‘take up’; reinforced by French consumer.

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   What does it mean to consume something?

   • 1. If you consume something, you eat or drink it. [formal] [...] 2. To consume an amount of fuel, energy, or time means to use it up. [...] 3. See also consuming present simple: I consume, you consume [...] past simple: I consumed, you consumed [...] • eat, swallow, devour [...] • use up, use, spend [...]

   CONSUME - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

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   What do you mean by consumption?

   • Get a quick, free translation! CONSUME definition: 1. to use fuel, energy, time, or a product, especially in large amounts: 2. to eat or drink…. Learn more.

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   What is Consume and how does it work?

   • Consume is a multi-functional cleaner, odor eliminator, stain remover, and drain maintainer. It naturally removes difficult organic soils from many surfaces including tile, concrete, steel, and carpet. Regular use of Consume eliminates organic build-up in drains, keeping them clear and odor-free.

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   What does eat up mean?

   • 1. to destroy or expend by use; use up. 2. to eat or drink up; devour. 3. to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest. 4. to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully. 5. to absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity. 6. to undergo destruction; waste away. 7. to use or use up consumer goods.

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   CONSUME definition: 1. to use fuel, energy, time, or a product, especially in large amounts: 2. to eat or drink…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     CONSUME meaning: 1. to use fuel, energy, time, or a product,...

   • Znaczenie Consume, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CONSUME definicja: 1. to use fuel, energy, time, or a...

   • Consume in Traditional Chinese

     CONSUME translate: 消耗資源, （尤指大量地）消耗，消費，花費, （尤指大量地）吃，喝, 毀滅,...

   • Consume: Polish Translation

     CONSUME translate: zużywać, spożywać, konsumować, strawić,...

   • Consume: Italian Translation

     consume translate: consumare, consumare, consumare,...

   • Consume: Thai Translation

     CONSUME translate: บริโภค, ใช้, ทำลาย. Learn more in the...

   • Consume: French Translation

     consume translate: consommer, absorber, consommer,...

   • Consume: Catalan Translation

     consume translate: consumir, consumir. Learn more in the...

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   The meaning of CONSUME is to do away with completely : destroy. How to use consume in a sentence.

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   Consume definition: to destroy or expend by use; use up.. See examples of CONSUME used in a sentence.

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   7 meanings: 1. to eat or drink 2. to engross or obsess 3. to use up; expend 4. to watch or read (information that has been.... Click for more definitions.

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   1. To take in as food; eat or drink up. See Synonyms at eat. 2. a. To expend; use up: engines that consume less fuel; a project that consumed most of my time and energy. b. To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership. 3. To waste; squander. 4. To destroy totally; ravage: flames that consumed the house; a body consumed by cancer. 5.

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   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.

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   Definitions of 'consume'. 1. If you consume something, you eat or drink it. [formal] [...] 2. To consume an amount of fuel, energy, or time means to use it up. [...] 3. See also consuming.