consume
I
verb
absumere, annihilate, burn up, consumere, demolish, destroy, devour, disappear, drain, dwindle, eat, empty, eradicate, evaporate, exhaust, expend, spend, squander, swallow, use up, utilize, waste, wear away, wear out
II
index
burn, decay, deflagrate, degenerate, deplete, despoil, destroy (efface), diminish, dissipate (expend foolishly), eliminate (eradicate), erode, exhaust (deplete), exploit (make use of), extirpate, obliterate, prey, spend
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006