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 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