consumeth

Eats away entirely

Consumeth is an archaic third-person singular form of consume, using the old English verb ending -eth that was standard until the seventeenth century.

It appears in biblical and literary texts: Fire consumeth the stubble.

Modern English uses consumes.

drain

deplete

Greatly reduce supply

exhaustUse up entirely
drainChannel for wastewater
expendUse until gone

sap · diminish · dwindle · erode · waste · squander · dissipate · attrition · depletion · wastage

devour

Eat greedily and fast

gobbleEat fast and greedily
feastElaborate ceremonial meal
ingestTake into body

swallow · engulf · gulp · gorge · glut · ravenous · voracious · insatiable · appetite · masticate

destroy

Cause complete ruin

annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
obliterateDestroy all traces of
ravageCause severe destruction

raze · devastate · engulf · incinerate · immolate · conflagration · inferno · lay waste · ruin · wrack

absorb

Take in fully

imbibeTo consume liquid
assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
soak upTake in thoroughly

permeate · saturate · engross · pervade · steep · infuse · suffuse · penetrate · infiltrate · osmosis

Opposites

destruction/preservation

consumethpreserves

Cooked fruit in sugar

conserves · protects · saveth · saves · maintains

depletion/accumulation

consumethgathereth

Old English for accumulates

accumulates · stores · hoards · amasses · stockpiles

taking/giving

consumethproduceth

Generates, biblically speaking

produces · creates · generates · giveth · gives

Phrases

consumer awarenessUnderstanding of marketplace choices
consumer baseCollective purchasing audience
consumer electronicsDevices for everyday use
consumer rightsLegal safeguards for purchasers
consumer fraudDeceptive business practices harming buyers
consumer protectionLaws defending purchasers' interests

Family

consume, consumes, consumed, consumer, consumers, consumerism, consumerist

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