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consume

Meaning of “consume”

1. To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. 2. To waste away or be exhausted.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
56 occurrences51 verses22 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 41:30

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James 4:3
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · James 4:3 · retained source text

Ye aske and receiue not, because ye aske amisse, that yee may consume it vpon your lusts.

1611 marginal noteOr, pleasures.

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To waste away slowly; to be exhausted.

volume 1, leaf 472, column 2 (main_dictionary)