Consume word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "consume" word

[verb] engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
[verb] serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
[verb] 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"
[verb] spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
[verb] eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
[verb] destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building"

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\Con*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Consumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consuming}.] [L. consumere to take wholly or complectely, to consume; con- + sumere to take; sub + emere to buv. 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. If he were putting to my house the brand That shall consume it. --Shak. Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume. --Matt. vi. 20 (Rev. Ver. ). 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.
\Con*sume"\, v. i. To waste away slowly. Therefore, let Renedick, like covered fire, Consume away in sighs. --Shak.

Synonyms for consume

deplete, devour, down, eat up, exhaust, go through, have, ingest, run through, squander, take, take in, use up, ware, waste, wipe out

Antonyms: abstain, desist, refrain

Related terms: burn up, crumble into dust, deplete, devour, dispose of, drain of resources, erode, fall to pieces, fission, gobble up, gulp, let up, melt away, ravage, ruin, run low, run to seed, run to waste, sink, spill, upheave, wrack

The fun area, different aproach to word »consume«

Let's analyse "consume" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EMUSNOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1840 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. --- -. ... ..- -- .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: consume: 6 + 3 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: consume: 3 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 27, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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