consume+gradually
21eat — I. verb (ate; eaten; eating) Etymology: Middle English eten, from Old English etan; akin to Old High German ezzan to eat, Latin edere, Greek edmenai Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to take in through the mouth as food ; ingest, chew …
22corrode — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. consume, gnaw, rust, decay, wear; eat, etch. See deterioration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To destroy] Syn. erode, gnaw, consume, eat away; see destroy 1 . 2. [To deteriorate] Syn. rust, rot, degenerate,… …
23erode — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disintegrate, corrode, consume, wear away; see decay . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. wear away, corrode, waste, gnaw, consume, eat away, abrade, disintegrate, deteriorate. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To consume… …
24eat — [[t]it[/t]] v. ate [[t]eɪt[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ɛt[/t]] eat•en [[t]ˈit n[/t]] eat•ing, 1) phl to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food) 2) to consume gradually; wear away; corrode 3) cvb to use up, esp. wastefully …
25bite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. morsel, scrap; nip. v. cut; snap, snip; corrode; sting. See food, littleness, pungency. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [What one takes in the mouth at one time] Syn. mouthful, cud, chew, taste, spoonful,… …
26absume — transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin absumere, from ab ab (I) + sumere to take more at consume obsolete : to consume gradually …
27waste — [wāst] vt. wasted, wasting [ME wasten < NormFr waster < L vastare, to lay waste, devastate (< vastus: see VAST): infl. by Gmc * wostjan > OHG wuosten] 1. to destroy; devastate; ruin 2. to wear away; consume gradually; use up 3. to… …
28Absume — Ab*sume ([a^]b*s[=u]m ), v. t. [L. absumere, absumptum; ab + sumere to take.] To consume gradually; to waste away. [Obs.] Boyle. [1913 Webster] …
29eat — 1. To take solid food. 2. To chew and swallow any substance as one would food. 3. To corrode. [A.S. etan] * * * Eating Attitudes Test; Ehrlich ascites tumor; electro aerosol therapy; epidermolysis acuta toxica; experimental autoimmune thymitis;… …
30gnaw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. chew, masticate, crunch; rankle, irritate, distress. See food, pain. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. crunch, champ, masticate; see bite 1 , chew . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. munch nibble, chew, bite …
