consume

Meaning

To use up.
To eat.
To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
To destroy completely.
(obsolete) To waste away slowly.
To trade money for good or services as an individual.
To absorb information, especially through the mass media.

require

cut to ribbons

encroach on

feed upon

fress

lay waste to

stuff in

throw about

put an end

swallow down

be extravagant with

destroy completely

to use up

wanton profusion

be used up

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈsjuːm/

From Middle English consumen, from Old French consumer, from Latin cōnsūmere, cōnsūmō, from con- (“with, together”) + sūmō (“take; consume”), from sub- + emō (“to buy, take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to take, distribute”), possibly related to the root *nem- (“to take or give one's due”).

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