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consume - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
consume
Definition
(verb) eat immoderately
Synonyms
:
devour
,
down
,
go through
Example Sentence
Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
Definition
(verb) serve oneself to, or consume regularly
Synonyms
:
have
,
ingest
,
take
,
take in
Example Sentence
Have another bowl of chicken soup!
I don't take sugar in my coffee
Definition
(verb) spend extravagantly
Synonyms
:
squander
,
ware
,
waste
Example Sentence
waste not, want not
Definition
(verb) destroy completely
Example Sentence
The fire consumed the building
Definition
(verb) use up (resources or materials)
Synonyms
:
deplete
,
eat
,
eat up
,
exhaust
,
run through
,
use up
,
wipe out
Example Sentence
this car consumes a lot of gas
We exhausted our savings
They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
Definition
(verb) engage fully
Example Sentence
The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy
Word used in video below:
text: team I will consume my tangerine chicken
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