Consume – Meaning of consume with Examples of the word in sentences – Synonyms for consume

Consume – Meaning of “consume”

Consume – verb (used with object), consumed, consuming.
1.
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
2.
to eat or drink up; devour.
3.
to destroy, as by decomposition or burning:
Fire consumed the forest.
4.
to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully.
5.
to absorb; engross:
consumed with curiosity.

British Dictionary definitions for consume

consume
/kənˈsjuːm/
verb
1.
(transitive) to eat or drink
2.
(transitive; often passive) to engross or obsess
3.
(transitive) to use up; expend: my car consumes little oil

Examples of the word in sentences

It’s the sum total of what you eat over a long period that matters and not what you consume in a day.

She is equally desirous of Levine, as eager to consume him while sticky with sanguine fluid.

She cut out amino acids and other slightly toxic chemicals found in many foods we consume every day.

Synonyms for consume

absorb

deplete

devour

dominate

drains

employ

exhaust

expend

obsess