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   consume

   /kənˈsjuːm/

   verb

   • 1. eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink): "people consume a good deal of sugar in drinks" Similar eateat updevouringestswallowgobblegobble upwolf downgorge oneself onfeast onmunchsnack ondrinkdrink upguzzlegulp (down)swillimbibetakesupsiplapinformal:tuck intoscoff (down)put awaystuff downpolish offdispose ofcram instuff one's face withpig oneself ongraze ondownnecksinkkillgollopshiftget one's laughing gear roundgorbscarf (down/up)snarf (down/up)formal:manducaterare:ingurgitate
   • ▪ (of a fire) completely destroy: "the fire spread rapidly, consuming many homes" Similar destroydemolishlay wastewipe outannihilatedevastaterazegutravageruinwreck
   • ▪ use up (a resource): "this process consumes enormous amounts of energy" Similar useuse uputilizeexpenddepleteexhaustwastesquandergo throughdraindissipatefritter awayswallow up
   • 2. buy (goods or services): "accounting provides measures of the economic goods and services consumed"
   • 3. (of a feeling) completely fill the mind of (someone): "Carolyn was consumed with guilt" Similar absorbpreoccupyengrosseat updevourobsessgripoverwhelmmonopolizeenthraldominate

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin consumere, from con- ‘altogether’ + sumere ‘take up’; reinforced by French consumer.

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   Synonyms for CONSUMED: drained, depleted, reduced, expended, spent, diminished, exhausted, lessened; Antonyms of CONSUMED: productive, rich, fertile, fruitful, lush, luxuriant, arable, green.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of consumed in English. consumed. adjective. These are words and phrases related to consumed. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. ENGROSSED. Synonyms. engrossed. immersed. absorbed. assiduous. attentive. busy. captivated. caught up. diligent. engaged. enthralled. fascinated. gripped. occupied. preoccupied.

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   consumed, spent, finished, gone, depleted, dissipated, expended, at an end. in the sense of possessed. Definition. under the influence of a powerful force, such as a spirit or strong emotion. He behaved like someone possessed. Synonyms. crazed, haunted, cursed, obsessed,

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   Synonyms for CONSUMED: monopolized, immersed, engrossed, absorbed, wasted, demolished, swallowed, ravaged, eaten; Antonyms for CONSUMED: constructed, built, fasted, starved, accumulated, preserved, stored, gathered, conserved.

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    Synonyms: eat, drink, absorb, devour, put away (informal), tuck in (informal), tuck into (informal), gobble (informal), gobble up (informal), eat up, drink up, polish off (informal), stuff your face with (slang), scarf down (slang), wolf down (slang), gorge on (slang), inhale. Antonyms:

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