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consume

verb
  1. to engage fully
    “The effort to pass the exam consumed all our energy.”
  2. to serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    take
  3. to use up resources or materials
    “My new car consumes a lot of gas.”
    exhaust
  4. to spend extravagantly
    waste
  5. to eat immoderately
    “I consumed the ten-course meal eagerly.”
    go through
  6. to destroy completely
    “The fire consumed the building”
    ruin