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Consume synonyms
kən-so͝om'
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employ
To devote (time, for example) to an activity or purpose:
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  1. To devote (time, for example) to an activity or purpose:
  2. To provide work to (someone) for pay:
  3. To keep busy or occupied; take up the attention, time, etc. of; devote
exhaust
To deal with, study, or develop completely and thoroughly
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  1. To deal with, study, or develop completely and thoroughly
  2. To discuss or treat completely; cover thoroughly:
  3. To use up completely:
eat up
(Idiomatic) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.
  2. (Idiomatic) To consume completely.
absorb
To use up; consume:
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  1. To use up; consume:
  2. To receive (an impulse) without echo or recoil:
  3. To endure; accommodate:
devour
To swallow up; engulf
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  1. To swallow up; engulf
  2. To take in greedily with the eyes, ears, or mind
  3. To absorb completely; engross
put away
To place out of the way, clean up.
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  1. To place out of the way, clean up.
  2. (Baseball) To take a large lead in a game.
  3. (Colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.
utilize
To put to use, especially to make profitable or effective use of:
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  1. To put to use, especially to make profitable or effective use of:
use up
(Of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
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  1. (Of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
  2. (Of time or space) to take or occupy
deplete
To make less by gradually using up (resources, funds, strength, etc.)
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  1. To make less by gradually using up (resources, funds, strength, etc.)
  2. To consume or reduce to a very low amount; use up:
  3. To draw out in its entirety, or use up, money or a nonrenewable resource such as oil. To draw out in its entirety, or use up, money or a nonrenewable resource such as oil.
expend
To lay out; spend:
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  1. To lay out; spend:
  2. (Rare) To spend or disburse money.
  3. To spend
drain
To become gradually depleted; dwindle:
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  1. To become gradually depleted; dwindle:
  2. To cause (a resource or supply of something) to be used up gradually and often completely.
  3. To fatigue or spend emotionally or physically:
spend
To wear out; exhaust:
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  1. To wear out; exhaust:
  2. To use up or put out; expend:
  3. To waste; squander
squander
To fail to take advantage of:
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  1. To fail to take advantage of:
  2. To spend or use wastefully or extravagantly
  3. To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
waste
To pass without being put to use:
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  1. To pass without being put to use:
  2. (Now Rare) To pass or be spent
  3. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
dissipate
To spend much time and energy on indulgence in pleasure, esp. drinking, gambling, etc., to the point of harming oneself
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  1. To spend much time and energy on indulgence in pleasure, esp. drinking, gambling, etc., to the point of harming oneself
  2. To waste or squander
  3. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:
apply
To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to:
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  1. To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to:
  2. To put to some practical or specific use
  3. To put to or adapt for a special use:
put-to-use
(Idiomatic) to use; to utilise; to apply
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  1. (Idiomatic) to use; to utilise; to apply
finish-up
(Intransitive) To complete the last details of a task.
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  1. (Intransitive) To complete the last details of a task.
wear out
Of apparel, displayed in public.
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  1. Of apparel, displayed in public.
  2. To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
  3. (Intransitive) To become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary, as by continued strain or exertion.
devastate
To lay waste; make desolate; ravage; destroy
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  1. To lay waste; make desolate; ravage; destroy
  2. To lay waste; destroy.
  3. To overwhelm; confound; stun:
ravage
To commit ravages
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  1. To commit ravages
  2. To pillage; sack:
  3. To destroy violently; ruin
demolish
To do away with completely; put an end to:
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  1. To do away with completely; put an end to:
  2. To tear down or break apart the structure of; raze.
  3. To destroy; ruin; bring to naught
engross
(Archaic) To buy all of so as to monopolize
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  1. (Archaic) To buy all of so as to monopolize
  2. To write out in large letters of a kind once used for legal documents
  3. To take or require all of
preoccupy
To occupy the thoughts of to the virtual exclusion of other matters; engross; absorb
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  1. To occupy the thoughts of to the virtual exclusion of other matters; engross; absorb
  2. To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere.
  3. To occupy or take possession of before someone else or beforehand
obsess
To be obsessed or preoccupied
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  1. To be obsessed or preoccupied
  2. To preoccupy the mind of (someone) excessively.
overwhelm
To overcome emotionally
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  1. To overcome emotionally
  2. To turn over; upset:
  3. To present with an excessive amount:
devour
To preoccupy or obsess in a harmful way:
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  1. To preoccupy or obsess in a harmful way:
  2. To take in greedily with the eyes, ears, or mind
  3. To eat or eat up hungrily, greedily, or voraciously
eat
To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
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  1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
  2. To take in and absorb as food:
  3. To include habitually or by preference in one's diet:
fare
To be in a specified condition or position; get on; go through an experience
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  1. To be in a specified condition or position; get on; go through an experience
  2. To eat or be given food
  3. To dine; eat.
ingest
To take (food, drugs, etc.) into the body, as by swallowing, inhaling, or absorbing
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  1. To take (food, drugs, etc.) into the body, as by swallowing, inhaling, or absorbing
partake
To take or be given part or portion:
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  1. To take or be given part or portion:
  2. To share some of the properties of something else:
  3. To take a portion or take some; specif., to eat or drink something, esp. in company with others
chow
To eat:
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  1. To eat:
devour
To absorb completely; engross
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  1. To absorb completely; engross
  2. To take in greedily with the eyes, ears, or mind
  3. To consume or destroy with devastating force
dispatch
(Informal) To eat up quickly
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  1. (Informal) To eat up quickly
  2. To send off or out promptly, usually on a specific errand or official business
  3. To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly:
eat up
(Idiomatic) To consume completely.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To consume completely.
  2. (Idiomatic) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.
put away
To place out of the way, clean up.
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  1. To place out of the way, clean up.
  2. (Baseball) To take a large lead in a game.
  3. (Colloquial) To consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities.
drain
To cause liquid to go out from; empty:
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  1. To cause liquid to go out from; empty:
  2. To become gradually depleted; dwindle:
  3. To fatigue or spend emotionally or physically:
draw down
(Idiomatic) To lower (curtains)
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  1. (Idiomatic) To lower (curtains)
  2. (Idiomatic) To get funding
eat up
(Idiomatic) To consume completely.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To consume completely.
  2. (Idiomatic) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.
exhaust
To discuss or treat completely; cover thoroughly:
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  1. To discuss or treat completely; cover thoroughly:
  2. To deal with, study, or develop completely and thoroughly
  3. To use up completely:
expend
To lay out; spend:
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  1. To lay out; spend:
  2. (Rare) To spend or disburse money.
  3. To spend
finish
(Sports) To score a goal as the last maneuver in a play:
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  1. (Sports) To score a goal as the last maneuver in a play:
  2. (--- Sports) To perform the last maneuver in (an offensive play), scoring a goal.
  3. To give final touches to; embellish or perfect
play out
To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion.
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  1. To play (a game etc.) to its conclusion.
  2. To play music to accompany the end of, or as a final segment in (a programme, broadcast etc.).
  3. (Intransitive) To occur in a certain manner.
spend
To throw away; squander:
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  1. To throw away; squander:
  2. To wear out; exhaust:
  3. To waste; squander
use up
(Of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
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  1. (Of a resource) to consume, deplete or exhaust
  2. (Of time or space) to take or occupy
go
(Informal) To enjoy:
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  1. (Informal) To enjoy:
  2. (Informal) To say or utter. Used chiefly in verbal narration:
  3. (Informal) To take on the responsibility or obligation for:
spend
To wear out; exhaust:
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  1. To wear out; exhaust:
  2. To give or devote (time, labor, thought, or effort) to some enterprise or for some purpose
  3. To use up or put out; expend:
devour
To absorb completely; engross
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  1. To absorb completely; engross
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  3. To take in eagerly:
dissipate
To spend much time and energy on indulgence in pleasure, esp. drinking, gambling, etc., to the point of harming oneself
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  1. To spend much time and energy on indulgence in pleasure, esp. drinking, gambling, etc., to the point of harming oneself
  2. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:
  3. To waste or squander
squander
To fail to take advantage of:
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  1. To fail to take advantage of:
  2. To spend or use wastefully or extravagantly
  3. To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
waste
To pass without being put to use:
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  1. To pass without being put to use:
  2. (Now Rare) To pass or be spent
  3. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
dissipate
To spend much time and energy on indulgence in pleasure, esp. drinking, gambling, etc., to the point of harming oneself
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  1. To spend much time and energy on indulgence in pleasure, esp. drinking, gambling, etc., to the point of harming oneself
  2. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:
  3. To waste or squander
squander
To fail to take advantage of:
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  1. To fail to take advantage of:
  2. To spend or use wastefully or extravagantly
  3. To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
throw away
To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.
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  1. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.
waste
(Now Rare) To pass or be spent
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  1. (Now Rare) To pass or be spent
  2. To pass without being put to use:
  3. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
blow
To blossom
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  1. To blossom
  2. To bloom or cause to bloom.
devour
To absorb completely; engross
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  1. To absorb completely; engross
  2. To take in greedily with the eyes, ears, or mind
  3. To eat up greedily.
eat
To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
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  1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
  2. To take in and absorb as food:
  3. To include habitually or by preference in one's diet:
swallow
To take back (words said); retract; withdraw
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  1. To take back (words said); retract; withdraw
  2. To pass (food, drink, etc.) from the mouth through the gullet or esophagus into the stomach, usually by a series of muscular actions in the throat
  3. To cause something such as food or drink to pass through the mouth and throat into the stomach.
waste
To lose energy, strength, weight, or vigor; become weak or enfeebled:
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  1. To lose energy, strength, weight, or vigor; become weak or enfeebled:
  2. To pass without being put to use:
  3. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
absorb
To use up; consume:
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  1. To use up; consume:
  2. To receive (an impulse) without echo or recoil:
  3. To endure; accommodate:
engross
To express formally or in legal form
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  1. To express formally or in legal form
  2. To take the entire attention of; occupy wholly; absorb
  3. To write out in large letters of a kind once used for legal documents
immerse
To engage wholly or deeply; absorb:
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  1. To engage wholly or deeply; absorb:
  2. To baptize by submerging in water.
  3. To plunge, drop, or dip into or as if into a liquid, esp. so as to cover completely
monopolize
To take full possession or control of; dominate completely
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  1. To take full possession or control of; dominate completely
  2. To dominate or use to the exclusion of others:
  3. To acquire or maintain a monopoly of.
preoccupy
To occupy or take possession of before someone else or beforehand
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  1. To occupy or take possession of before someone else or beforehand
  2. To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere.
  3. To occupy the thoughts of to the virtual exclusion of other matters; engross; absorb
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  • Their chief food is grass and seeds, but they also consume roots.

  • They sat that way for a long time, silently watching the evening shadows grow long and then consume the sky.

  • If you are able to consume more energy, you can do more work and therefore create more.

  • She was his only relief, and the visions threatened to consume her.

  • The cordage works are among the largest in the world, and consume immense quantities of sisal fibre imported from Mexico and manila from the Philippine Islands; binder-twine for binding wheat is one of the principal products.

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