Word definition: 'consume' • Lucid Lexicon

consume

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Ancestral Lore of consume

Latin consumo, consumere "annul, destroy, extinguish(right), put end to, reduce/wear away"

late 14^th century, "to destroy by separating into parts which cannot be reunited, as by burning or eating"

consume verb

to do away with completely: destroy
to spend wastefully: squander; use up
to eat or drink especially in great quantity; to enjoy avidly
to engage fully
to utilize as a customer
customer noun
- a person or business that purchases a commodity or service
- a person or entity having an account with a bank or on whose behalf the bank has agreed to collect items
- a person or entity for whom an issuer issues a letter of credit

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