01 v. t. To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour.
imp. & p. p.
Consumed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Consuming
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To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour.“If he were putting to my house the brand That shall consume it.” — Shak.“Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume.” — Matt. vi. 20 (Rev. Ver.).“Let me alone . . . that I may consume them.” — Ex. xxxii. 10.