burn off vs consume

burn off and consume both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burn off	No	No	Yes	No
consume	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, consume is a hypernym of burn off; that is, consume is a word with a broader meaning than burn off:

Other hypernyms of burn off include deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.

burn off (verb)	consume (verb)
clear land of its vegetation by burning it off	engage fully
use up (energy)	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
	use up (resources or materials)
	spend extravagantly
	eat up completely, as with great appetite
	destroy completely