consumes

Meanings

• Verb

  To use up or make away with a substance, often a food or resource

• Verb

  To absorb or take in (information, experience, etc.)

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Synonyms

annihilate , destroy , devastate , eliminate , obliterate , raze , wipe out , devour , eat , swallow , occupy , overcome , take over , burn , use , use up

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with consumes
resume , peruse , abuse , deterseume

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Variants

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consume , consumed , consumes , consuming

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Forms

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consumed, consuming, consumes, consumption

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Etymology

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The word 'consume' comes from the Latin word 'consumere', which means 'to bring to an end' or 'to use up'.

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Trivia

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1. The average person consumes around 700 pounds of food per year.

2. The human body consumes around 20,000 liters of water in a lifetime.

3. The world's largest consumer of energy is the United States.

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Related Concepts

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1. Consumption (disease): A historical term for tuberculosis, a bacterial disease that primarily affects the lungs.

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Culture

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The word 'consume' has been used extensively in literature and art to describe the idea of indulgence and excess. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', the characters are depicted as consuming excessive amounts of food, alcohol, and material possessions.

How to Memorize "consumes"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of consuming a meal or using up a resource. Imagine the sensation of satisfying your hunger or using up a resource.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'consume' with the idea of using up or absorbing something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Cans Under My Bed' to remember the past tense form of the verb 'consume' - 'consumed'. Cans are under the bed because they have been 'consumed' or used up.

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