burn off vs wipe out

burn off and wipe out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burn off	No	No	Yes	No
wipe out	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

burn off (verb)	wipe out (verb)
clear land of its vegetation by burning it off	kill in large numbers
use up (energy)	mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
	remove from memory or existence
	wipe out the effect of something
	use up (resources or materials)
	eliminate completely and without a trace