Synonyms: consume
Definition: engage fully
Usage: The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy
Similar words: absorb, engage, engross, occupy
Definition: consume all of one's attention or time
Usage: Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
Synonyms: consume, eat, eat up, deplete, run through, wipe out, use up, exhaust
Definition: use up (resources or materials)
Usage: this car consumes a lot of gas; We exhausted our savings; They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
Synonyms: consume, squander, waste, ware
Definition: spend extravagantly
Usage: waste not, want not
Synonyms: consume, down, devour, go through
Definition: eat immoderately
Usage: Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
Similar words: eat
Definition: take in solid food
Usage: She was eating a banana; What did you eat for dinner last night?
Synonyms: consume
Definition: destroy completely
Usage: The fire consumed the building
Definition: destroy completely; damage irreparably
Usage: You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!; The tears ruined her make-up