Consume

Word CONSUME
Character 7
Hyphenation con sume
Pronunciations /kənˈsjuːm/

Definitions and meanings of "Consume"

What do we mean by consume?

To take in as food; eat or drink up. synonym: eat. intransitive verb

To expend; use up. intransitive verb

To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership. intransitive verb

To waste; squander. intransitive verb

To destroy totally; ravage. intransitive verb

To absorb; engross: synonym: engross. intransitive verb

To purchase economic goods and services. intransitive verb

To destroy by separating into parts which cannot be reunited, as by decomposition, burning, or eating; devour; use up; wear out; hence, destroy the substance of; annihilate.

Specifically To destroy by use; dissipate or wear out (a thing) by applying it to its natural or intended use: as, only a, small part of the produce of the West is consumed there; in an unfavorable sense, waste; squander: as, to consume an estate.

To cause to waste away; make thin.

To bring to utter ruin; exterminate.

To make use of; employ the whole of; fill out; spend: with reference to time.

Synonyms Devour, etc. (see eat); swallow up, use up, engulf, absorb, lavish, dissipate, exhust.

To waste (away); become wasted or attenuated.

To be destroyed as by use, burning, etc: as, the fire was lighted, and the wood consumed away.

To waste away slowly. intransitive verb

To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour. transitive verb

To use. verb

To eat. verb

To use up.

To eat.

To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.

To destroy completely.

To waste away slowly.

To trade money for good or services as an individual.

To absorb information, especially through the mass media.

Consume cun-SOOM- Verb: 1) In fantasy football, to pass someone in either the total score of a matchup or in the projections. 2) In fantasy football, when a running back or receiver gets a heavier workload than the usual starter. Urban Dictionary

To shove it in ya gob Urban Dictionary

Derogatory term used to describe the buying public, or purchaser of a product. Use of the word is prolific in the business world, quickly replacing the more respectful term, "customer". Urban Dictionary

Someone who buys things they don't need with money they don't have to impress people they don't like Urban Dictionary

To eat correctly Urban Dictionary

The quality of being able to access, consume and retain information, specifically in a learning environment Urban Dictionary

To make something official; usually used in a sense with making a marriage official via sexual intercourse. Urban Dictionary

The act of getting laid. Urban Dictionary

See Americans. Urban Dictionary

To be in love with someone so much you just don't know what you'd do with out them. To love infinity and beyond! Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Consume

The word "consume" in example sentences

The word consume comes from the Latin con - altogether + sumere - to take up, lay hold of, etc. ❋ Unknown (2008)

That abundance of food, of which, in consequence of the improvement of land, many people have the disposal beyond what they themselves can consume, is the great cause of the demand both for precious metals and the precious stones, as well as for every other conveniency and ornament of dress, lodging, household furniture, and equipage. ❋ Skzbrust (2009)

Research has shown both companies that most of the water they consume is used for growing ingredients rather than in the manufacturing process itself. ❋ John Vidal (2010)

Incandescents have drawn criticism from environmentalists in recent years because most of the power they consume is released as heat, so they need to use a ton of energy to produce light. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The citizens of these countries know that the news that they consume from the local media is biased, one-sided, and does not necessarily represent the truth. ❋ David Saranga (2010)

Here in America, we believe in the right to choose for ourselves on many issues, and what we consume is one of those areas where people do not want the gov't telling them what they can and can't do. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The chocolate I consume, and it isn't much that I do consume, is nearly devoid of sugar and definitely contains no friggin 'milk, dag nabbit! ❋ Unknown (2009)

To assume we need to to produce what we consume is no longer true as the entire world stands ready to furnish employment with the level of educational credentials needed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Seattle P.I. reports that "two-thirds of the honey Americans consume is imported and almost half of that, regardless of what's on the label, comes from China." ❋ Unknown (2009)

How hard they have to work to produce what we consume is not fixed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Even assuming that the human desire to consume is limited, I take it as obvious that this limit exists at some point above the poverty line. ❋ Unknown (2010)

ALL of these have an effect on how the wine we consume is perceived – whether you accept that or not. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This ad by the NHS to increase awareness of the number of alcohol units people consume is well-made for a PSA. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Exp: "The [Shady Bunch] have consumed the Brown Town Legends in the projections after the defense glitch." Exp: "[Kareem Hunt] has consumed [Nick Chubb], leaving him a bum-ass nigga." ❋ Hoss171717 (2019)

[I'm going to] [consume] this [pineapple] ❋ Jiminieepaboo (2017)

1. "Consumer spending is up [51]%!" 2. "Demand for Product X has [consumers] [mobbing] stores." ❋ Edifice (2006)

The [average] consumer has [little] [idea] what motivates them ❋ Naimad (2008)

“Consume” ❋ Shrugslummer (2018)

The [consumability] of [the content] made it easy to learn. When deciding on an [e-Learning] platform, consumability is a large determining factor. ❋ Startup Industries (2020)

The newly [wed] [king and queen] consumated their marriage on their [honeymoon]. ❋ Gunslingergirlvy_c_e (2008)

You: So, what does "[consumation]" mean? Me: THE ACT OF [GETTING LAID]. You: I'm going to [look this up] on Urban Dictionary! Me: IT'S ALREADY THERE! ❋ Yes, I DID Just Do That... (2009)

America used to make stuff, but now that [third world] countries and [corporations] have hooked up, we're just [a nation] of consumers. ❋ Jimmy_Janga (2011)

I'm consumed in love [Sheldon] [Grant] [Carmichael] and I can't wait till we become one! You're my heart baby! ❋ Amie (2005)

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