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Learn the meaning, usage, and history of the verb consume, which can mean to destroy, use up, eat, enjoy, or utilize. See synonyms, example sentences, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Learn the meaning of consumed as the past tense and past participle of consume, a verb that means to use, eat, or destroy something. See how to use consumed in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Learn the meaning of consume as a verb in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Consume can mean to use, eat, drink, or destroy something, or to be very affected by a feeling.
Synonyms for CONSUMED: drained, depleted, reduced, expended, spent, diminished, exhausted, lessened; Antonyms of CONSUMED: productive, rich, fertile, fruitful, lush, luxuriant, arable, green.
Consume definition: to destroy or expend by use; use up.. See examples of CONSUME used in a sentence.
To say a fire consumed a building is to say that the entire building was destroyed. Consume means to devour, to take in, to use up. The Unites States is often referred to as a consumer society because our economy is based on things being consumed.
consume. consume something to use something, especially fuel, energy or time. The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels. 25 per cent of the world’s population consumes 80 per cent of the planet’s resources.
