consumes

Meaning of consumes

verb
  1. To use up.
    The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.
  2. To eat.
    Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.
  3. To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
    Desire consumed him.
  4. To destroy completely.
    The building was consumed by fire.
  5. To waste away slowly.
  6. To trade money for good or services as an individual.
    If you consume this product while in Japan, you may be subject to consumption tax.
  7. To absorb information, especially through the mass media.
    The Internet has changed the way we consume news.

Information about consumes

Hyphenation of consumes

con-sumes

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • consumes is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

consumes synonyms

Meaning :

annihilate, destroy, devastate, eliminate, obliterate, raze, devour, eat, swallow, occupy, overcome, burn, use

Anagrams of consumes

muscones

Words that rhyme with consumes

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