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consumed

Variant of consume

transitive verb consumed, consuming

  1. to destroy, as by fire; do away with
    1. to use up
    2. to spend wastefully; squander (time, energy, money, etc.)
  2. to eat or drink up; devour
  3. to absorb completely; engross or obsess: consumed with envy, a consuming interest
  4. to buy for one's personal needs

intransitive verb

  1. Now Rare to waste away; perish
  2. to buy consumer goods or services for one's personal needs

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