consume
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
to eat or drink up; devour.
to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest.
to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully.
to absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity.
to undergo destruction; waste away.
to use or use up consumer goods.
Origin of consume
1Other words for consume
Other words from consume
- half-con·sumed, adjective
- o·ver·con·sume, verb, o·ver·con·sumed, o·ver·con·sum·ing.
- pre·con·sume, verb (used with object), pre·con·sumed, pre·con·sum·ing.
- un·con·sumed, adjective
- un·der·con·sume, verb (used with object), un·der·con·sumed, un·der·con·sum·ing.
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How to use consume in a sentence
The French still consume more than half of the Champagne produced.
And as technology adapts to reflect the ways we consume media, so too is the family adapting to technology.
This is just the way we consume TV now: our favorite shows, whenever we want them, wherever we want them.
And new innovations continue to make wireless, on-demand viewing the new way our families consume TV.
You consume a nutritionally unbalanced diet because of concerns about “food purity.”
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And it shall devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and consume all that is green as with fire.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAristide stood gossiping until the Mayor invited him to take a place at the table and consume liquid refreshment.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeShe thought the idol would consume them, for bachelor cooking was never intended for bachelor invalids.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThe fire also being sent from above to consume mountains, and woods, doth as it is commanded.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousI said therefore that I would pour out my indignation upon them in the desert, and would consume them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for consume
/ (kənˈsjuːm) /
(tr) to eat or drink
(tr; often passive) to engross or obsess
(tr) to use up; expend: my car consumes little oil
to destroy or be destroyed by burning, decomposition, etc: fire consumed the forest
(tr) to waste or squander: the time consumed on that project was excessive
(passive) to waste away
Origin of consume
1Derived forms of consume
- consuming, adjective
- consumingly, adverb
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