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Added 9 October 2026

consume

/kənˈsjuːm/ verb

In Latin: peredō, exedō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about consume at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Eat up completely, as with great appetite.
Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
Serve oneself to, or consume regularly.
Have another bowl of chicken soup!
Spend extravagantly.
waste not, want not

Origin

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”).

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