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consume

[ kuhn-soom ]

verb (used with object)

consumed, consuming.
  1. to destroy or expend by use; use up.

    Synonyms: ,

  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.

    Synonyms: ,

  5. to absorb; engross:

    consumed with curiosity.



verb (used without object)

consumed, consuming.
  1. to undergo destruction; waste away.
  2. to use or use up consumer goods.

consume

/ əˈː /

verb

  1. tr to eat or drink
  2. tr; often passive to engross or obsess
  3. tr to use up; expend

    my car consumes little oil

  4. to destroy or be destroyed by burning, decomposition, etc

    fire consumed the forest

  5. tr to waste or squander

    the time consumed on that project was excessive

  6. passive to waste away
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • DzˈܳԲ, adverb
  • DzˈܳԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 󲹱-Dz·ܳ adjective
  • v·Dz·ܳ verb overconsumed overconsuming
  • cDz·ܳ verb (used with object) preconsumed preconsuming
  • ܲcDz·ܳ adjective
  • ܲd·Dz·ܳ verb (used with object) underconsumed underconsuming
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of consume1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French consumer, from Latin DzԲū, from con- con- + ū “to take up” (equivalent to subs-, variant of sub- sub- + emere “to take, buy”; emptor ( def ) )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of consume1

C14: from Latin conū to devour, from com- (intensive) + ū to take up, from emere to take, purchase
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