consumir

/konsuˈmiɾ/ · B1 · verb

to consume

🍽️🔥 consumir = con (completely) + sumir (take up): to take it all up

From Latin consumere: con- (thoroughly) + sumere (to take). Same root as English consume and consumer, so the Spanish verb is a near-twin: drop the e, add -ir.

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