consumes
Eats or depletes
Consumes is the third-person singular of consume, meaning to use up or eat.
Fire consumes fuel, worry consumes energy, and a person consumes food.
The project consumes most of her time.
What consumes you occupies your attention completely: Jealousy consumes him.
A consuming passion is one that dominates everything else.
Completely surround and cover
- devourEat greedily and fast
- ravageCause severe destruction
- destroyCause complete ruin
- devastateDestroy thoroughly and completely
ruin · demolish · annihilate · obliterate · swallow · gut · raze · incinerate
Take in fully
- engrossAbsorb one's attention wholly
- preoccupyAbsorb one's attention completely
- occupyFill or dwell in
- gripSecure manual hold
captivate · engulf · overwhelm · fixate · dominate · possess · haunt · devour
Use up carelessly
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- fritterFried batter cake
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- blowMove air forcefully
misspend · splurge · overuse · misuse · throw away · burn through · use up
devour
Eat greedily and fast
chew · bite · gulp · gobble · feast · dine · snack · nibble · graze · masticate
engulf
Completely surround and cover
devastate · ruin · demolish · annihilate · obliterate · swallow · gut · raze · incinerate · overwhelm
absorb
Take in fully
- engrossAbsorb one's attention wholly
- preoccupyAbsorb one's attention completely
- occupyFill or dwell in
grip · captivate · engulf · overwhelm · fixate · dominate · possess · haunt · devour · immerse
squander
Use up carelessly
blow · misspend · splurge · overuse · misuse · throw away · burn through · use up
exhaust
Use up entirely
spend · burn · expend · dissipate · diminish · erode · sap · empty · finish · tap
buy
Obtain through payment
shop · obtain · procure · patronize · demand · market · retail · customer · buyer · end-user
consumesconserves
Protects from depletion
preserves · saves · hoards · stockpiles · stores
consumesfasts
Refrains from eating
abstains · starves · regurgitates · vomits · expels
consumesproduces
Creates or yields
creates · constructs · generates · builds · manufactures
- 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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