Consume (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing.
  1. to destroy or expend by use; use up.
  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.
  5. to absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity.
verb (used without object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing.
  1. to undergo destruction; waste away.
  2. to use or use up consumer goods.
verb
  1. to eat or drink
  2. to engross or obsess
  3. to use up; expend
  4. to destroy or be destroyed by burning, decomposition, etc
  5. to waste or squander
  6. to waste away
Consume (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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