Syn. — To destroy; swallow up; ingulf; absorb; waste; exhaust; spend; expend; squander; lavish; dissipate.
CONSUME
Con*sume", v. i.
Defn: To waste away slowly.
Therefore, let Renedick, like covered fire, Consume away in sighs.
Shak.
CONSUMEDLY
Con*sum"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: Excessively. [Low]
He's so consumedly pround of it. Thackeray.
CONSUMER
Con*sum"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, consumes; as, the consumer of food.
CONSUMER'S GOODS
Con*sum"er's goods. (Polit. Econ.)
Defn: Economic goods that directly satisfy human wants or desires, such as food, clothes, pictures, etc.; — called also consumption goods, or goods of the first order, and opposed to producer's goods.
CONSUMER'S SURPLUS
Consumer's surplus. (Polit. econ.)