Definition of consumes:
(v) :
(transitive) To eat.
(v) :
(transitive) To use up.
(v) :
(economics, transitive, intransitive) To trade money for good or services as an individual.
(v) :
(transitive) To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
(v) :
(transitive) To absorb information, especially through the mass media.
(v) :
(transitive) To destroy completely.