Consume
/kənˈsjuːm/
verb
To use up.
“The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.”
To eat.
“Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.”
To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
“Desire consumed him.”
Synonyms: annihilate, destroy, devastate, eliminate, obliterate, raze, wipe out, devour