consume
verb [T] (DESTROY) /kənˈsjuːm/
/-ˈsuːm/ Definition
› If a fire consumes something, it destroys it completely.Burning, burnt and on fireDestroying and demolishingDamaging and spoiling be consumed by/with sth C2 to have so much of a feeling that it affects everything you do: He was consumed with jealousy. As a teenager, I was consumed by passion for the boy next door.Experiencing and suffering
(Definition of consume verb (DESTROY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- annihilate verb
- apocalypse noun
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast verb (EXPLODE)
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- destroyer noun
- drive a coach and horses through sth idiom
- dynamite verb
- extirpate verb
- fall in phrasal verb (ROOF)
- kill sth off phrasal verb
- oblivion noun (NO MEMORY)
- perish verb (DIE)
- saboteur noun
- sack noun (STEAL)
- sack verb (STEAL)
- self-destruct verb
- smash sth up phrasal verb
- wreck verb
- zap verb (DESTROY)
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