burn up vs consume

burn up and consume both are verbs.

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

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

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

burn up (verb)	consume (verb)
burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire	engage fully
use up (energy)	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
burn brightly	use up (resources or materials)
	spend extravagantly
	eat up completely, as with great appetite
	destroy completely