To consume completely.
To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.
to find something to be very cute (typically only used for children or pets)
His behavior has eaten up all the goodwill we felt towards him.
To cover (a distance or an amount).
To voraciously consume resources, such as money; to devour.
To completely enclose or envelop.
To take over or absorb something (especially an organisation) so it no longer has a separate identity; to assimilate.