consume
/kʌnsˈum/
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Definitions
Verb
eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
Verb
serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don''t take sugar in my coffee"
Verb
spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
Verb
destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building"
Verb
use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
Verb
engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
Synonyms
deplete
devour
down
eat
eat up
exhaust
go through
have
ingest
run through
squander
take
take in
use up
ware
waste
wipe out
More Specific Terms
booze
burn
burn off
burn up
cannibalise
cannibalize
dissipate
do drugs
drain
drink
drug
eat
exhaust
feed
fill
fling
fool
fool away
fritter
fritter away
frivol away
fuddle
get down
habituate
hit
imbibe
indulge
lavish
luxuriate
overspend
partake
play out
replete
run down
run out
sample
sap
sate
satiate
shoot
shower
smoke
sop up
spend
splurge
suck in
sup
swallow
take in
take up
taste
tire
touch
try
try out
use
wanton