consume

[ kuhn-soom ]

/ kənˈsum /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR consume ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing.

to destroy or expend by use; use up.

to eat or drink up; devour.

to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest.

to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully.

to absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity.

verb (used without object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing.

to undergo destruction; waste away.

to use or use up consumer goods.

Origin of consume

1350–1400; Middle English (<Middle French consumer) <Latin consūmere, equivalent to con-con- + sūmere to take up (perhaps <*suzm-<*subzm-<*subs-(e)m-, equivalent to subs-, variant of sub-sub- + emere to take, buy)

SYNONYMS FOR consume

1 exhaust, deplete.

4 squander, dissipate.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR consume ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM consume

half-con·sumed, adjectiveo·ver·con·sume, verb, o·ver·con·sumed, o·ver·con·sum·ing.pre·con·sume, verb (used with object), pre·con·sumed, pre·con·sum·ing.un·con·sumed, adjective

un·der·con·sume, verb (used with object), un·der·con·sumed, un·der·con·sum·ing.

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for consume

consume

/ (kənˈsjuːm) /

verb

(tr) to eat or drink

(tr; often passive) to engross or obsess

(tr) to use up; expendmy car consumes little oil

to destroy or be destroyed by burning, decomposition, etcfire consumed the forest

(tr) to waste or squanderthe time consumed on that project was excessive

(passive) to waste away

Derived forms of consume

consuming, adjectiveconsumingly, adverb

Word Origin for consume

C14: from Latin consūmere to devour, from com- (intensive) + sūmere to take up, from emere to take, purchase

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	consume
释义	consume [ kuhn-soom ] / kənˈsum / SEE SYNONYMS FOR consume ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing. to destroy or expend by use; use up. to eat or drink up; devour. to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest. to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully. to absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity. verb (used without object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing. to undergo destruction; waste away. to use or use up consumer goods. Origin of consume 1350–1400; Middle English (<Middle French consumer) <Latin consūmere, equivalent to con-con- + sūmere to take up (perhaps <suzm-<subzm-<*subs-(e)m-, equivalent to subs-, variant of sub-sub- + emere to take, buy) SYNONYMS FOR consume 1 exhaust, deplete. 4 squander, dissipate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR consume ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM consume half-con·sumed, adjectiveo·ver·con·sume, verb, o·ver·con·sumed, o·ver·con·sum·ing.pre·con·sume, verb (used with object), pre·con·sumed, pre·con·sum·ing.un·con·sumed, adjective un·der·con·sume, verb (used with object), un·der·con·sumed, un·der·con·sum·ing. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for consume consume / (kənˈsjuːm) / verb (tr) to eat or drink (tr; often passive) to engross or obsess (tr) to use up; expendmy car consumes little oil to destroy or be destroyed by burning, decomposition, etcfire consumed the forest (tr) to waste or squanderthe time consumed on that project was excessive (passive) to waste away Derived forms of consume consuming, adjectiveconsumingly, adverb Word Origin for consume C14: from Latin consūmere to devour, from com- (intensive) + sūmere to take up, from emere to take, purchase Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to consume exhaust, expend, dominate, eat up, absorb, preoccupy, drain, employ, devour, deplete, waste, spend, obsess, feed, inhale, ingest, guzzle, swallow, devastate, overwhelm
随便看	esperanto espial espionage esplanade esplees espn espoo esports esposito espousal espouse espressivo espresso esprit esprit de corps esprit de l'escalier espronceda espundia espy espírito santo espíritu santo esq. esquamate -esque esquiline

consume

verb (used with object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing.

verb (used without object), con·sumed, con·sum·ing.

Origin of consume

SYNONYMS FOR consume

OTHER WORDS FROM consume

British Dictionary definitions for consume

verb

Derived forms of consume

Word Origin for consume

Words related to consume