CONSUME
\kənsˈuːm], \kənsˈuːm], \k_ə_n_s_ˈuː_m]\
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engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
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eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
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use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
By Princeton University
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engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
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use up, as of resources or materials; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
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eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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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To waste away slowly.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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