Consume Definition

kən-so͝om
consumed, consumes, consuming
verb
consumed, consumes, consuming
To use up.
Webster's New World
To waste away; perish.
Webster's New World
To buy consumer goods or services for one's personal needs.
Webster's New World
To eat or drink up; devour.
Webster's New World
To destroy, as by fire; do away with.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Consume

  • Middle English consumen from Latin cōnsūmere com- intensive pref. com– sūmere to take em- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French consumer, from Latin consumere.

    From Wiktionary

Consume Sentence Examples

  • Their chief food is grass and seeds, but they also consume roots.

  • If you are able to consume more energy, you can do more work and therefore create more.

  • They sat that way for a long time, silently watching the evening shadows grow long and then consume the sky.

  • She was his only relief, and the visions threatened to consume her.

  • The cordage works are among the largest in the world, and consume immense quantities of sisal fibre imported from Mexico and manila from the Philippine Islands; binder-twine for binding wheat is one of the principal products.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

EMEUME

Unscrambles

consume

Words Starting With C and Ending With E

Starts With C & Ends With EStarts With CO & Ends With EStarts With C & Ends With ME

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With C7 Letter Words Ending With E
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