CONSUME


Meaning of CONSUME in English

v.tr. 1 eat or drink. 2 completely destroy; reduce to nothing or to tiny particles (fire consumed the building). 3 (as consumed adj.) possessed by or entirely taken up (foll. by with : consumed with rage). 4 use up (time, energy, etc.). consumingly adv.

[ ME f. L consumere (as com-, sumere sumpt- take up): partly through F consumer ]

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