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Definition of Consume
1. Verb. Eat immoderately. "They consume more bread"; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
2. Verb. Serve oneself to, or consume regularly. "They consume more bread"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
Exact synonyms: Have, Ingest, Take, Take In
Specialized synonyms: Hit, Cannibalise, Cannibalize, Habituate, Use, Eat, Eat, Drink, Imbibe, Booze, Drink, Fuddle, Partake, Touch, Eat, Feed, Fill, Replete, Sate, Satiate, Sample, Taste, Try, Try Out, Sop Up, Suck In, Take In, Take Up, Smoke, Do Drugs, Drug, Get Down, Swallow, Sup
Antonyms: Abstain
Derivative terms: Consumer, Consumption, Consumptive, Ingestion
Also: Take Up
Specialized synonyms: Hit, Cannibalise, Cannibalize, Habituate, Use, Eat, Eat, Drink, Imbibe, Booze, Drink, Fuddle, Partake, Touch, Eat, Feed, Fill, Replete, Sate, Satiate, Sample, Taste, Try, Try Out, Sop Up, Suck In, Take In, Take Up, Smoke, Do Drugs, Drug, Get Down, Swallow, Sup
Antonyms: Abstain
Derivative terms: Consumer, Consumption, Consumptive, Ingestion
Also: Take Up
3. Verb. Spend extravagantly. "Waste not, want not"
Exact synonyms: Squander, Ware, Waste
Specialized synonyms: Dissipate, Fool, Fool Away, Fritter, Fritter Away, Frivol Away, Shoot, Luxuriate, Wanton, Lavish, Shower, Overspend, Fling, Splurge
Generic synonyms: Drop, Expend, Spend
Derivative terms: Squanderer, Squandering, Waste, Waster
Specialized synonyms: Dissipate, Fool, Fool Away, Fritter, Fritter Away, Frivol Away, Shoot, Luxuriate, Wanton, Lavish, Shower, Overspend, Fling, Splurge
Generic synonyms: Drop, Expend, Spend
Derivative terms: Squanderer, Squandering, Waste, Waster
4. Verb. Destroy completely. "The fire consumed the building"
5. Verb. Use up (resources or materials). "They consume more bread"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
Exact synonyms: Deplete, Eat, Eat Up, Exhaust, Run Through, Use Up, Wipe Out
Specialized synonyms: Run Out, Drain, Indulge, Luxuriate, Burn, Burn Off, Burn Up, Spend, Exhaust, Play Out, Run Down, Sap, Tire
Generic synonyms: Drop, Expend, Spend
Related verbs: Occupy, Take, Use Up
Derivative terms: Consumable, Consumptive, Depletion, Depletion, Exhaustion
Specialized synonyms: Run Out, Drain, Indulge, Luxuriate, Burn, Burn Off, Burn Up, Spend, Exhaust, Play Out, Run Down, Sap, Tire
Generic synonyms: Drop, Expend, Spend
Related verbs: Occupy, Take, Use Up
Derivative terms: Consumable, Consumptive, Depletion, Depletion, Exhaustion
6. Verb. Engage fully. "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
Definition of Consume
1. v. t. To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour.
2. v. i. To waste away slowly.
Definition of Consume
1. Verb. (transitive) To use. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To eat. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To occupy (one’s attention or thoughts). ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To destroy completely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Consume
1. to use up [v -SUMED, -SUMING, -SUMES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Consume
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