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Consume has two main meanings : "eat" (or absorb) and the analogous "use up" (or expend).

(to) consume

- verb (used with object)

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. 4. to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully. 5. to absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity.

-verb (used without object) 6. to undergo destruction; waste away. 7. to use or use up consumer goods.
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