absorb vs consume

absorb and consume both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
absorb	No	No	Yes	No
consume	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, consume is a hyponym of absorb; that is, consume is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than absorb:

Other hyponyms of absorb include involve, rivet.

absorb (verb)	consume (verb)
cause to become one with	engage fully
take up mentally	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
consume all of one's attention or time	use up (resources or materials)
devote (oneself) fully to	spend extravagantly
take in, also metaphorically	eat up completely, as with great appetite
become imbued	destroy completely
assimilate or take in
take up, as of debts or payments
suck or take up or in