Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Consumá-re, v. a.
1. to consume, use, waste, destroy, dissipate, reduce to nothing. — il suo,to squander away one's property; 2. to consummate, finish, end; v. n. to be consumed, waste away; v. r. to die with longing for any thing; s. m. Consumá-tóre, f. Consumá-tríce; adj. Consumá-nte.
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consumare: to consume, to consumate, to waste, to spend. Also to finish.