1 eat or drink.
2 completely destroy; reduce to nothing or to tiny particles (fire consumed the building).
3 (as consumed adj.) possessed by or entirely taken up (foll. by with : consumed with rage).
4 use up (time, energy, etc.).
Derivatives:
consumingly adv.
Etymology: ME f. L consumere (as com-, sumere sumpt- take up): partly through F consumer
Useful english dictionary. 2012.