# consume
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English consumen, from Old French consumer, from Latin cōnsūmere, cōnsūmō, from con- (“with, together”) +‎ sūmō (“take; consume”), from sub- +‎ emō (“to buy, take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to take, distribute”), possibly related to the root *nem- (“to take or give one's due”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation, UK) IPA: /kənˈsjuːm/
** Audio (UK):(file)
* (UK) IPA: /kənˈʃuːm/
* (US) enPR: kən-so͞om, IPA: /kənˈsum/
** Audio (US):(file)
* (General Australian) IPA: /kənˈsjʉːm/
* (Indic) IPA: /k(o)nˈzjuːm/, /k(a)nˈzjuːm/
* Rhymes: -uːm

### Verb

consume (third-person singular simple present consumes, present participle consuming, simple past and past participle consumed)
* (transitive) To use up.
    The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.
* (transitive) To eat.
    Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.
** 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Andromeda Wildlife: Overview Codex entry:Concerns were raised around the ability of Milky Way species to consume proteins from Andromeda, so seed banks formed a significant part of the arks' cargo. We now know it is safe to consume food grown or hunted here, though enzyme supplements are recommended and have become a social norm at mealtimes.
* (transitive) To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
    Desire consumed him.
* (transitive) To destroy completely.
    The building was consumed by fire.
** c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vi]:If he were putting to my house the brand / That shall consume it.
** 1900, The New Covenant Commonly Called the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (American Standard Version), New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Matthew 6:19–20:Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through to steal: […]
* (intransitive, obsolete) To waste away slowly.
** 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:Therefore, let Benedick, like cover'd fire, / Consume away in sighs.
** 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CDXLI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:But, sir, you see how weak I am. You must see that I have been consuming from day to day […] .
** 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:He assured her the child was consuming at that moment in the next room.
* (economics, transitive, intransitive) To trade money for good or services as an individual.
    In a materialistic society, individuals are taught to consume, consume, consume.
    If you consume this product while in Japan, you may be subject to consumption tax.
* (transitive) To absorb information, especially through the mass media.
    The Internet has changed the way we consume news.

#### Synonyms

* (use): burn (of energy), use, use up, expend
* (eat): devour, eat, swallow
* (occupy): occupy, overcome, take over
* (destroy): annihilate, destroy, devastate, eliminate, obliterate, raze (of a building), wipe out

#### Derived terms

* all-consuming
* consoomer
* consumable
* consumation
* consumeless
* consumer
* misconsume
* overconsume
* preconsume
* reconsume
* unconsumable
* underconsume

#### Related terms

* consumption
* consumptive

#### Translations

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### Anagrams

* Mounces, comunes, muscone

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɔ̃.sym/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

consume
* inflection of consumer:
** first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* écumons

## Galician
### Verb

consume
* second-person singular imperative of consumir

## Latin
### Verb

cōnsūme
* second-person singular present active imperative of cōnsūmō

## Portuguese
### Verb

consume
* inflection of consumar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Spanish
### Verb

consume
* inflection of consumir:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Verb

consume
* inflection of consumar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative