verb
consume
kun-SOOM/kənˈsuːm/
To take in or use something until it is spent.
The diner consumes the last bite, leaving an empty plate.
Etymology
Sumere means “take,” with con- perhaps intensifying it to taking something up completely. The resulting Latin verb meant using up or eating, linking consumption with exhausting a substance through use.
In context
the effects of drumstick leaves how to consume them take it as a soup take it as a vegetable
More examples
- Older refrigerators often consume more electricity than newer models.
- Answering emails consumes most of my morning.
- The fire consumed the wooden barn.
- Worry about the upcoming surgery consumes her.
Forms
consume · consumes · consumed · consuming
consumption noun — The act of using or taking something in.
consumer noun — A person who buys or uses goods.