consume consume /kənˈsuːm/

verb

1. () Serve oneself to, or consume regularly  ( take in , ingest , consume , have , take )
   serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    Have another bowl of chicken soup!
   Have another bowl of chicken soup!
    I don't take sugar in my coffee
   I don't take sugar in my coffee
   
2. () Eat up completely, as with great appetite  ( demolish , devour , go through , consume , down [Informal] )
   eat up completely, as with great appetite
    Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
   Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
    The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them
   The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them
   
3. () Spend extravagantly  ( squander , ware [Archaic] , waste , consume )
   spend extravagantly
    Waste not, want not
   waste not, want not
   
4. () Destroy completely  ( consume )
   destroy completely
    The fire consumed the building
   The fire consumed the building
   
5. Engage fully  ( consume )
   engage fully
    The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy
   The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy
   
6. Use up (resources or materials)  ( consume , deplete , eat , eat up , exhaust , run through , use up , wipe out )
   use up (resources or materials)
    This car consumes a lot of gas
   this car consumes a lot of gas
    We exhausted our savings
   We exhausted our savings
    They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
   They run through 20 bottles of wine a week