Definitions
Use up, eat, drink, or take in something.
Word origin
From Middle English consumen, from Old French consumer, from Latin cōnsūmere, cōnsūmō, from con- (“with, together”) + sūmō (“take; consume”), from sub- + emō (“to buy, take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to take, distribute”), possibly related to the root *nem- (“to take or give one's due”).
Used in a sentence
“The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.”
“Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.”
“Desire consumed him.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Take in or use”7 letters
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