consume

phonetic symbol: / kənsúm / 

consume - English Dictionary

[ verb ]
■ engage fully
e.g.)
・The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy

[ verb ]
■ serve oneself to, or consume regularly
have , ingest , take , take in

[ verb ]
■ use up (resources or materials)
e.g.)
・this car consumes a lot of gas
deplete , eat , eat up , exhaust , run through , use up , wipe out

[ verb ]
■ spend extravagantly
squander , ware , waste

[ verb ]
■ eat immoderately
devour , down , go through

[ verb ]
■ destroy completely
e.g.)
・The fire consumed the building

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