vverb.consumptioneat up completely, as with great appetiteSynset:demolish devour down go through
Examples:- Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
- The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them
Derivationally Related Form:devourer
Hypernyms:eat up finish polish off
Inherited Hypernyms:devoureat upeatconsume
Inherited Hypernyms:devoureat upeateatconsume
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | They --- more bread (apply to: go through, devour, consume, down)
vverb.consumptionserve oneself to, or consume regularlySynset:have ingest take take in
Examples:- Have another bowl of chicken soup!
- I don't take sugar in my coffee
Antonyms:abstain
Derivationally Related Form:consumptiveingestionconsumptionconsumer
Inherited Hypernyms:consume
Direct Hyponyms:boozecannibalisecannibalizedrinkeatfeedfillfuddlehabituatehit the bottleimbibepartakerepletesamplesatesatiatesop upsuck insuptake intake uptastetouchtrytry outuse
Full Troponyms:break breadbreakfastbrowsebrunchcannibalizecarrychain-smokeclaretcloycropdegustdevourdinedopedrain the cupdrinkdropdrugeateat ineat outeat upfarefeastfeedfill upforagefree-basegarbage downgluttonizegobblegorgegugglegulpguzzlehit the bottleinhaleinjectlaplunchmainlinemessnibblenoshpartakepeckpick atpicnicpitch inpopportpub-crawlpuffravenreceiveruminatesamplesatiatesipskin popslurpsmokesousesucksucklesupswilltake a hittake intake outtanktippletoss offtuck inusevictualwash downwinewine and dinewolf
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- more bread (apply to: ingest, take in) | They --- the cake with sugar (apply to: take, have)
vverb.consumptionspend extravagantlySynset:squander ware waste
Derivationally Related Form:wasterwastesquanderingsquanderer
Hypernyms:drop expend spend
Inherited Hypernyms:consumespendpaygivetransfer
Direct Hyponyms:dissipatedrinkflingfoolfool awayfritterfritter awayfrivol awaylavishluxuriateoverspendshootshowersplurgetopewanton
Full Troponyms:drinkfritterlavishluxuriateoverspendsplurge
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s (apply to: waste)
vverb.contactdestroy completelyExamples:- The fire consumed the building
Hypernyms:destroy ruin
Inherited Hypernyms:consumedestroy
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.consumptionuse up (resources or materials)Synset:deplete eat eat up exhaust run through use up wipe out
Examples:- this car consumes a lot of gas
- We exhausted our savings
- They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
Derivationally Related Form:exhaustionconsumptiveconsumabledepletion
Hypernyms:drop expend spend
Inherited Hypernyms:consumespendpaygivetransfer
Direct Hyponyms:burnburn offburn updrainexhaustindulgeluxuriateplay outrun downrun outsapspendtire
Full Troponyms:burn offdrainindulgeoverspendrun downrun outspendsurfeitunderspend
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: eat) | They --- him of all his money (apply to: deplete) | They --- more bread (apply to: wipe out, run through, eat, eat up)
vverb.cognitionengage fullyExamples:- The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy
Hypernyms:absorb engage engross occupy
Inherited Hypernyms:consumeabsorbinterestarousemake
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something