Verbs for Consumption

treat for—; waste away with—; —atrophies; —attacks; —decomposes; —destroys; —invalids; —lingers; —preys on ; —rots; —takes a toll; afflict with—; consume with—; contract—; cure—; infect with—; inherit—; predis¬pose to—; smite with—; suffer with—; tend towards—; —wreaks.