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| 1. | [ noun ] (biology) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | |
| Synonyms: | intake uptake ingestion | |
| Related terms: | bodily_process drinking eating swallow sucking consume | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (medicine) involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body | |
| Synonyms: | phthisis wasting_disease white_plague pulmonary_tuberculosis | |
| Related terms: | tuberculosis | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing | |
| Synonyms: | use usance use_of_goods_and_services economic_consumption | |
| Examples: | "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" |
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| Related terms: | demand conspicuous_consumption economics | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of consuming something | |
| Synonyms: | expenditure using_up | |
| Related terms: | depletion burnup use | |
| Similar spelling: |
consummation consumptive consuming consumerism consumer consumed consensus |
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