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Definition of: consume
(kən·s
m′) v. ·sumed, ·sum·ing v.t.
1. To destroy, as by burning.
2. To eat or drink up.
3. To expend wastefully; squander; use up, as money or time.
4. To hold the interest of; engross.
—v.i.
5. To be wasted or destroyed. See synonyms under ABSORB, BURN. [<L consumere <com- thoroughly + sumere take up, use]
—con·sum′·a·ble adjective
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