consumare — meaning in English

English meaning

• consume verb To eat or drink something.
• consummate adj Extremely skilled or accomplished; perfect of its kind.
• devour verb To eat something quickly and hungrily.
• fret verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
• swallow verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.

Senses

consumare is used for these senses in English:

• consume (transitive) To destroy completely.
• consummate (transitive) To make (a marriage) complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.
• devour (transitive, idiomatic) To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
• devour (transitive, idiomatic) To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
• fret (ambitransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
• go through (transitive) To use up or wear out (clothing etc.).
• swallow (transitive) To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb. [from 13th c.]
• swallow (intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion. [from 18th c.]

consume — full definition

1. verb To eat or drink something.
2. verb To use up a resource such as time, energy, or fuel.
3. verb To occupy someone's attention or emotions completely.
4. verb To destroy something completely, especially by fire.

consummate — full definition

1. adj Extremely skilled or accomplished; perfect of its kind.
2. verb To complete or finalize something, especially a plan or agreement.
3. verb To make a marriage legally or traditionally complete through first sexual intercourse.

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