kənˈsum dɪˈpliːt iːt it ɪɡˈzɔːst ɪkˈspɛnd ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪˈmɜː(ɹ)s juːs use up (resources or materials) this car consumes a lot of gas We exhausted our savings They run through 20 bottles of wine a week finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table She polished off the remaining potatoes enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter