| VERB | consumption | use up, consume, eat up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out | use up (resources or materials) |
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| possession | use up, take, occupy | require (time or space) |
| Meaning | use up (resources or materials). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | consume, eat up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out | |
| Entailed by | fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away | spend frivolously and unwisely |
| use, expend | use up, consume fully | |
| Narrower | burn off, burn, burn up | use up (energy) |
| drain | deplete of resources | |
| indulge, luxuriate | enjoy / enjoy / enjoy to excess | |
| run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire | deplete | |
| run out | Exhaust the supply of | |
| spend | spend completely | |
| Broader | spend, expend, drop | pay out |
| See also | use | use up, consume fully |
| Similar to | take, occupy, use up | require (time or space) |
| Spanish | agotar, comer, consumir, disminuir, ingerir, mermar, reducir | |
| Catalan | consumir, disminuir, esgotar, exhaurir, ingerir, menjar, minvar, reduir | |
| Meaning | require (time or space). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | take, occupy | |
| Narrower | be | spend or use time |
| Broader | use, expend | use up, consume fully |
| Similar to | consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out | use up (resources or materials) |
| Spanish | apoderar, copar, llevar, ocupar, tomar | |
| Catalan | agafar, apoderar, copar, ocupar, prendre | |
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