Consume

v. t.	1.	To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour. [imp. & p. p. Consumed (kǒn*sūmd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Consuming.] If he were putting to my house the brand That shall consume it. - Shak. Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume. - Matt. vi. 20 (Rev. Ver.). Let me alone . . . that I may consume them. - Ex. xxxii. 10.
v. i.	1.	To waste away slowly. Therefore, let Benedick, like covered fire, Consume away in sighs. - Shak.

Verb	1.	consume - eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" Synonyms: down, devour, go through
	2.	consume - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" Synonyms: ingest, have, take in, take Antonyms: desist, refrain, abstain - choose no to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
	3.	consume - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" Synonyms: ware, squander, waste
	4.	consume - destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building"
	5.	consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" Synonyms: deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat
	6.	consume - engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"

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