<p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) consumed, consuming<ul><li>To destroy or expend by use; use up.</li><li>To eat or drink up; devour.</li><li>To destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest.</li><li>To spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully.</li><li>To absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity.</li><li>To undergo destruction; waste away.</li><li>To use or use up consumer goods.</li></ul></li></ul>