To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour.

To waste away slowly.

eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

to use up a good or a resource. A consumer good is one that will be used up by the consumer. Some consumer goods are non-durable e.g. a bottle of water, while others are durable e.g. platinum jewellery.

serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

When a widget has processed an event and prevents another widget from interacting with the event, the first widget is said to have consumed the event.

engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"

The receipt of a message taken from a destination by a message consumer.

To access and execute the application logic exposed by a Web service.

To use or to buy.

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