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Consumable
Consumable Con*sum"a*ble, a.
Capable of being consumed; that may be destroyed, dissipated,
wasted, or spent. ``Consumable commodities.' --Locke.
ConsumeConsume Con*sume", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consumed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Consuming.] [L. consumere to take wholly or
complectely, to consume; con- + sumere to take; sub + emere
to buv. See Redeem.]
To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire;
to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to
devour.
If he were putting to my house the brand That shall
consume it. --Shak.
Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust doth consume. --Matt. vi. 20
(Rev. Ver. ).
Let me alone . . . that I may consume them. --Ex.
xxxii. 10.
Syn: To destroy; swallow up; ingulf; absorb; waste; exhaust;
spend; expend; squander; lavish; dissipate. Consume
Consume Con*sume", v. i.
To waste away slowly.
Therefore, let Renedick, like covered fire, Consume
away in sighs. --Shak.
ConsumedConsume Con*sume", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consumed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Consuming.] [L. consumere to take wholly or
complectely, to consume; con- + sumere to take; sub + emere
to buv. See Redeem.]
To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire;
to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to
devour.
If he were putting to my house the brand That shall
consume it. --Shak.
Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust doth consume. --Matt. vi. 20
(Rev. Ver. ).
Let me alone . . . that I may consume them. --Ex.
xxxii. 10.
Syn: To destroy; swallow up; ingulf; absorb; waste; exhaust;
spend; expend; squander; lavish; dissipate. Consumer
Consumer Con*sum"er, n.
One who, or that which, consumes; as, the consumer of food.
ConsumingConsume Con*sume", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consumed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Consuming.] [L. consumere to take wholly or
complectely, to consume; con- + sumere to take; sub + emere
to buv. See Redeem.]
To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire;
to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to
devour.
If he were putting to my house the brand That shall
consume it. --Shak.
Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust doth consume. --Matt. vi. 20
(Rev. Ver. ).
Let me alone . . . that I may consume them. --Ex.
xxxii. 10.
Syn: To destroy; swallow up; ingulf; absorb; waste; exhaust;
spend; expend; squander; lavish; dissipate. Consumingly
Consumingly Con*sum"ing*ly, adv.
In a consuming manner.
ConsummateConsummate Con*sum"mate, a. [L. consummatus, p. p. or
consummare to accomplish, sum up; con- + summa sum. See
Sum.]
Carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest
quality; complete; perfect. ``A man of perfect and consummate
virtue.' --Addison.
The little band held the post with consummate tenacity.
--Motley ConsummateConsummate Con"sum*mate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Consummated; p. pr. & vb. n. Consummating.]
To bring to completion; to raise to the highest point or
degree; to complete; to finish; to perfect; to achieve.
To consummate this business happily. --Shak. ConsummatedConsummate Con"sum*mate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Consummated; p. pr. & vb. n. Consummating.]
To bring to completion; to raise to the highest point or
degree; to complete; to finish; to perfect; to achieve.
To consummate this business happily. --Shak. Consummately
Consummately Con*sum"mate*ly, adv.
In a consummate manner; completely. --T. Warton.
ConsummatingConsummate Con"sum*mate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Consummated; p. pr. & vb. n. Consummating.]
To bring to completion; to raise to the highest point or
degree; to complete; to finish; to perfect; to achieve.
To consummate this business happily. --Shak. Consummative
Consummative Con*sum"ma*tive, a.
Serving to consummate; completing. ``The final, the
consummative procedure of philosophy.' --Sir W. Hamilton.
ConsumptionConsumption Con*sump"tion (?; 215), n. [L. consumptio: cf. F.
consomption.]
1. The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.;
decay; destruction.
Every new advance of the price to the consumer is a
new incentive to him to retrench the quality of his
consumption. --Burke.
2. The state or process of being consumed, wasted, or
diminished; waste; diminution; loss; decay.
3. (Med.) A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that
form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and
associated with cough, spitting of blood, hectic fever,
etc.; pulmonary phthisis; -- called also pulmonary
consumption. Consumption of the bowels Consumption of the bowels (Med.), inflammation and
ulceration of the intestines from tubercular disease.
Syn: Decline; waste; decay. See Decline. Consumptive
Consumptive Con*sump"tive, a. [Cf. F. consomptif.]
1. Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of
consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting.
It [prayer] is not consumptive or our time. --Sharp.
A long consumptive war. --Addison.
2. (Med.) Affected with, or inclined to, consumption.
The lean, consumptive wench, with coughs decayed.
--Dryden.
Consumptive
Consumptive Con*sump"tive, n.
One affected with consumption; as, a resort for consumptives.
Consumptively
Consumptively Con*sump"tive*ly, adv.
In a way tending to or indication consumption. --Beddoes.
Consumptiveness
Consumptiveness Con*sump"tive*ness, n.
A state of being consumptive, or a tendency to a consumption.
InconsumablyIncomsumable In`com*sum"a*ble, a.
Not consumable; incapable of being consumed, wasted, or
spent. --Paley. -- In`con*sum"a*bly, adv. InconsummateInconsummate In`con*sum"mate, a. [L. inconsummatus. See In-
not, and Consummate.]
Not consummated; not finished; incomplete. --Sir M. Hale. --
In`con*sum"mate*ness, n. InconsummatenessInconsummate In`con*sum"mate, a. [L. inconsummatus. See In-
not, and Consummate.]
Not consummated; not finished; incomplete. --Sir M. Hale. --
In`con*sum"mate*ness, n. Inconsumptible
Inconsumptible In`con*sump"ti*ble, a. [L. inconsumptibilis.]
Inconsumable. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.
pulmonary consumptionConsumption Con*sump"tion (?; 215), n. [L. consumptio: cf. F.
consomption.]
1. The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.;
decay; destruction.
Every new advance of the price to the consumer is a
new incentive to him to retrench the quality of his
consumption. --Burke.
2. The state or process of being consumed, wasted, or
diminished; waste; diminution; loss; decay.
3. (Med.) A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that
form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and
associated with cough, spitting of blood, hectic fever,
etc.; pulmonary phthisis; -- called also pulmonary
consumption. spark consumerSpark Spark, n. [OE. sparke, AS. spearca; akin to D. spark,
sperk; cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, Lith. sprag["e]ti, Gr. ?
a bursting with a noise, Skr. sph?rj to crackle, to thunder.
Cf. Speak.]
1. A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is
emitted by a body in combustion.
Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
--Job v. 7.
2. A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
3. That which, like a spark, may be kindled into a flame, or
into action; a feeble germ; an elementary principle. ``If
any spark of life be yet remaining.' --Shak. ``Small
intellectual spark.' --Macaulay. ``Vital spark of
heavenly flame.' --Pope.
We have here and there a little clear light, some
sparks of bright knowledge. --Locke.
Bright gem instinct with music, vocal spark.
--Wordsworth.
Spark arrester, a contrivance to prevent the escape of
sparks while it allows the passage of gas, -- chiefly used
in the smokestack of a wood-burning locomotive. Called
also spark consumer. [U.S.] Unconsummate
Unconsummate Un`con*sum"mate, a.
Not consummated; not accomplished. [Obs.] --Dryden.
Underconsumption
Underconsumption Un`der*con*sump"tion, n. (Polit. Econ.)
Consumption of less than is produced; consumption of less
than the usual amount. --F. A. Walk?r.
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