con·sume 
/kənˈsu:m, Brit kənˈsju:m/ verb
con·sumes; con·sumed; con·sum·ing /kənˈsu:m, Brit kənˈsju:m/ verb [+ obj] 1 : to eat or drink (something)
▪ The dogs consume [=eat] a bag of dog food each week. ▪ They consumed [=drank] a lot of beer at the party. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ He consumes [=devours] 10 novels a month. synonyms eat 2 : to use (fuel, time, resources, etc.)
▪ The new lights consume less electricity. ▪ She's making an effort to live more simply and consume less. ▪ Most of our time was consumed [=taken up] by the search. ▪ The car repair consumed [=used up] his entire paycheck. — see also time-consuming 3 : to destroy (something) with fire
▪ Hundreds of books were consumed in the fire. ▪ Fire consumed the building. 4 : to take all of a person's attention, energy, time, etc.
▪ Work on the project has consumed his attention for many months. = Work on the project has consumed him. — usually used as (be) consumed ▪ The movie tells the story of a woman consumed by ambition/hatred. ▪ He was consumed with/by jealousy.
▪ The dogs consume [=eat] a bag of dog food each week. ▪ They consumed [=drank] a lot of beer at the party. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ He consumes [=devours] 10 novels a month. synonyms eat
▪ The new lights consume less electricity. ▪ She's making an effort to live more simply and consume less. ▪ Most of our time was consumed [=taken up] by the search. ▪ The car repair consumed [=used up] his entire paycheck. — see also time-consuming
▪ Hundreds of books were consumed in the fire. ▪ Fire consumed the building.
▪ Work on the project has consumed his attention for many months. = Work on the project has consumed him. — usually used as (be) consumed ▪ The movie tells the story of a woman consumed by ambition/hatred. ▪ He was consumed with/by jealousy.
— consuming adjective
▪ He has a consuming interest in politics. [=he is extremely interested in politics] ▪ Her all-consuming passion was music. [=music was an interest that took all of her time and attention; music was the only thing she thought about]
▪ He has a consuming interest in politics. [=he is extremely interested in politics] ▪ Her all-consuming passion was music. [=music was an interest that took all of her time and attention; music was the only thing she thought about]
