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41consume — con•sume [[t]kənˈsum[/t]] v. sumed, sum•ing 1) to destroy or expend by use; use up 2) to eat or drink up; devour 3) to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest[/ex] 4) to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully 5) to absorb; …
42consume — verb (consumed; consuming) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French consumer, from Latin consumere, from com + sumere to take up, take, from sub up + emere to take more at sub , redeem Date: 14th century transitive… …
43consume — Synonyms and related words: Sanforize, abate, ablate, absorb, annihilate, assimilate, atomize, atrophy, attenuate, bate, be eaten away, bestow, bleed white, blow, break up, bring to ruin, burn down, burn up, come apart, condemn, confound,… …
44use up — {v. phr.} 1. To use until nothing is left; spend or consume completely. * /Don t use up all the soap. Leave me some to wash with./ * /Jack used up his last dollar to see the movies./ Compare: GIVE OUT(5). 2. {informal} To tire completely; make… …
45use up — {v. phr.} 1. To use until nothing is left; spend or consume completely. * /Don t use up all the soap. Leave me some to wash with./ * /Jack used up his last dollar to see the movies./ Compare: GIVE OUT(5). 2. {informal} To tire completely; make… …
46use\ up — v. phr. 1. To use until nothing is left; spend or consume completely. Don t use up all the soap. Leave me some to wash with. Jack used up his last dollar to see the movies. Compare: give out(5) 2. informal To tire completely; make very tired;… …
47use — juËs n. function; utilization; benefit, advantage; consumption; occasion or need to use; ability to use; practice of using v. utilize, take advantage of; practice; employ; exploit; treat; consume …
48use — I. n. 1. Employment, application, appliance, exercise, practice, conversion to an act or purpose. 2. Advantage, benefit, utility, service, pront, usefulness, avail. 3. Occasion, need, necessity. 4. Usage, custom, habit, customary employment,… …
49consume — verb 1》 eat, drink, or ingest. ↘use up. ↘(especially of a fire) completely destroy. 2》 buy (goods or services) for personal use. 3》 (of a feeling) absorb all of the attention and energy of. Derivatives consuming adjective consumingly… …
50use up — verb a) to consume, deplete or exhaust b) to take or occupy …
