Definition of Consume. Meaning of Consume. Synonyms of Consume

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Consume. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Consume and, of course, Consume synonyms and on the right images related to the word Consume.

Definition of Consume

Consume
Consume 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.
Consume
Consume Con*sume", v. i. To waste away slowly. Therefore, let Renedick, like covered fire, Consume away in sighs. --Shak.

Meaning of Consume from wikipedia

- energy by consuming other organisms Consumption (economics), the purchasing of newly produced goods for current use also defined as the consuming of products...
- Consumables (also known as consumable goods, non-durable goods, or soft goods) are goods that are intended to be consumed. People have, for example, always...
- Consume Me is an upcoming video game by Jenny Jiao Hsia and AP Thomson. It received the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, Nuovo Award, and Wings Award, and...
- Look up consumed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Consumed may refer to: Consumed (Wallop book), a 2013 book by Harry Wallop Consumed (novel), a 2014...
- In economics, the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is a metric that quantifies induced consumption, the concept that the increase in personal consumer...
- Consumation may refer to: Consummation (disambiguation) (for which the single-m version is an easy misspelling) The Consumation, Hurt's 2003 album "Consumation"...
- Underconsumption is a theory in economics that recessions and stagnation arise from an inadequate consumer demand, relative to the amount produced. In...
- Average propensity to consume (APC) (as well as the marginal propensity to consume) is a concept developed by John Maynard Keynes to analyze the consumption...
- minimum age at which a person can legally consume alcoholic beverages. The minimum age alcohol can be legally consumed can be different from the age when it...
- Consume to Contaminate is a 2006 EP by Finnish band Rotten Sound. Upon release, the EP reached second position on the Finnish singles chart. Keijo Niinimaa...