overconsume en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume English overconsume From over- + consume.
Meanings
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To consume too much.
I feel that Americans overborrow and overconsume.
2007 December 20, “The Fed's Empty Gun”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overconsumed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overconsumed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overconsuming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overconsumes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |