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Consume (kŏn‑sūmˈ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consumed (kŏn‑sūmdˈ); p. pr. & vb. n. Consuming.] [L. consumere to take wholly or completely, to consume; con- + sumere to take; sub + emere to buy. See Redeem.] To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour.

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    If he were putting to my house the brand

    That shall consume it. Shak.

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    Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume. Matt. vi. 20 (Rev. Ver.).

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    Let me alone . . . that I may consume them. Ex. xxxii. 10.

    Syn. -- To destroy; swallow up; ingulf; absorb; waste; exhaust; spend; expend; squander; lavish; dissipate.

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consumed adj.
    1. completely used up.

    Syn. -- used-up(prenominal), used up(predicate).

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    2. eaten or drunk up.

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