[con.sump.tion] n [ME consumpcioun, fr. L consumption-, consumptio, fr. consumere] (14c) 1 a: a progressive wasting away of the body esp. from pulmonary tuberculosis b: tuberculosis
2: the act or process of consuming
3: the utilization of economic goods in the satisfaction of wants or in the process of production resulting chiefly in their destruction, deterioration, or transformation