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- pronunciation:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
consumes, consuming, consumed |
| definition 1: |
When you consume something, you eat it, drink it, or swallow it like medicine.
Darnell consumed his small sandwich in three bites.The animals consume a great deal of grain.The doctor asked how many pills the child had consumed.Mr. Land consumes a lot of coffee every day.
- synonyms:
- eat, swallow
- similar words:
- absorb, bolt, drink, gobble, wolf
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| definition 2: |
When something consumes another thing, it uses it up.
A car's engine consumes fuel.- synonyms:
- exhaust, finish
- antonyms:
- save
- similar words:
- dispose of, drain, eat, kill, use, waste
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| definition 3: |
"Consume" sometimes means "buy." When people consume goods or services, they buy them.
People are consuming more electronic devices than ever before. |
| related words: |
burn, exhaust, finish, lose, prey, spend, wash |
| derivation: |
consumable (adj.) |
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