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consume
[ kuhn-soom ]
/ kənˈsum /
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verb (used with object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing.
verb (used without object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing.
to undergo destruction; waste away.
to use or use up consumer goods.
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British Dictionary definitions for consume
consume
/ (kənˈsjuːm) /
verb
(tr) to eat or drink
(tr; often passive) to engross or obsess
(tr) to use up; expendmy car consumes little oil
to destroy or be destroyed by burning, decomposition, etcfire consumed the forest
(tr) to waste or squanderthe time consumed on that project was excessive
(passive) to waste away
Derived forms of consume
consuming, adjectiveconsumingly, adverbWord Origin for consume
C14: from Latin consūmere to devour, from com- (intensive) + sūmere to take up, from emere to take, purchase
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