The meaning of CONSUME is to do away with completely : destroy. How to use consume in a sentence.

If a fire consumes something, it destroys it completely: Fire had consumed the whole building . Someone can be said to be consumed by/with a feeling if that feeling is extremely strong :

2016年12月6日 · Synonyms for CONSUMES: devours, eats (up), drains, demolishes, depletes, devastates, ruins, shatters; Antonyms of CONSUMES: protects, saves, preserves, builds, conserves, raises, constructs, erects

Consume means to devour, to take in, to use up. The Unites States is often referred to as a consumer society because our economy is based on things being consumed. Whether it's gas, clothes, burgers, music, or anything that we use up as we purchase it, it's something that we consume. If we consume all the oil, there will be none left to burn.

consume something to use something, especially fuel, energy or time. The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels. 25 per cent of the world’s population consumes 80 per cent of the planet’s resources. consume something (formal) to eat or drink something. Before he died, he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.

Hundreds of books were consumed in the fire. Fire consumed the building. Work on the project has consumed his attention for many months. = Work on the project has consumed him. The movie tells the story of a woman consumed by ambition/hatred. He was …

If you consume something, you eat or drink it. Martha would consume nearly a pound of cheese per day. To consume an amount of fuel, energy, or time means to use it up. Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models. 3. See also consuming. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

CONSUME meaning: 1. to use something such as a product, energy, or fuel: 2. to eat or drink something 3. to have so…. Learn more.