consume
Take in entirely
Consume means to use up or take in completely.
You consume food and drink by eating and drinking them.
A fire consumes what it burns.
Time, energy, and resources are consumed by activities that deplete them: The project consumed most of our budget.
To be consumed by an emotion is to be overwhelmed by it: consumed with jealousy.
In economics, consumers are those who purchase and use goods and services.
Dwell on compulsively
- engrossAbsorb one's attention wholly
- absorbTake in fully
- captivateHold attention irresistibly
- gripSecure manual hold
occupy · fixate · overwhelm · dominate · haunt · possess · entrance · mesmerize
Pierce with teeth
- chewGrind with teeth
- swallowSend down the throat
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- nourishProvide sustenance to
dine · munch · snack · ingest · savor · taste · nibble · graze
Completely surround and cover
- devourEat greedily and fast
- ravageCause severe destruction
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- demolishDestroy completely
raze · gut · incinerate · burn · blaze · flames · wildfire · inferno
Use up entirely
- drainChannel for wastewater
- diminishTo make smaller
- sapPlant circulatory fluid
- erodeDiminish through persistent friction
use up · spend · expend · burn through · empty · waste · squander · run through
Extremely hungry, insatiable
- voraciousExtremely eager to consume
- gobbleEat fast and greedily
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
- swallowSend down the throat
gulp · bolt · gluttonous · insatiable · gorge · feast · scarf · scoff
Indulge with great pleasure
- splurgeSpend freely, impulsively
- savorEnjoy with full attention
- treatSomething pleasantly special
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
overindulge · guilty pleasure · binge · excess · hedonism · gratify · pamper · pleasure
Saturate with liquid
- permeateSpread through entirely
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- seepFlow slowly through
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
engulf · saturate · penetrate · imbibe · infuse · sponge · osmosis · steep
Obtain through payment
market · goods · products · brand · retail · commercialism · materialism · purchasing
obsess
Dwell on compulsively
grip · occupy · fixate · overwhelm · dominate · haunt · possess · entrance · mesmerize · engulf
bite
Pierce with teeth
nourish · dine · munch · snack · ingest · savor · taste · nibble · graze · sup
engulf
Completely surround and cover
- devourEat greedily and fast
- ravageCause severe destruction
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
demolish · raze · gut · incinerate · burn · blaze · flames · wildfire · inferno · obliterate
exhaust
Use up entirely
erode · use up · spend · expend · burn through · empty · waste · squander · run through · finish
ravenous
Extremely hungry, insatiable
swallow · gulp · bolt · gluttonous · insatiable · gorge · feast · scarf · scoff · wolf down
luxuriate
Indulge with great pleasure
decadence · overindulge · guilty pleasure · binge · excess · hedonism · gratify · pamper · pleasure · relish
soak
Saturate with liquid
- permeateSpread through entirely
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- seepFlow slowly through
assimilate · engulf · saturate · penetrate · imbibe · infuse · sponge · osmosis · steep · suffuse
buy
Obtain through payment
buyer · market · goods · products · brand · retail · commercialism · materialism · purchasing · acquisition
- consumer awarenessUnderstanding of marketplace choices
- time consumingRequiring extended duration
- consumer baseCollective purchasing audience
- consumer electronicsDevices for everyday use
- consumer rightsLegal safeguards for purchasers
- consumer fraudDeceptive business practices harming buyers
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