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cannibalise vs consume

consume vs cannibalise

cannibalise and consume both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cannibalise No No Yes No
consume No No Yes No
As verbs, consume is a hypernym of cannibalise; that is, consume is a word with a broader meaning than cannibalise:
  • cannibalise: eat human flesh
  • consume: serve oneself to, or consume regularly
Other hypernyms of cannibalise include have, ingest, take, take in.
cannibalise (verb) consume (verb)
eat human flesh engage fully
use parts of something to repair something else serve oneself to, or consume regularly
use up (resources or materials)
spend extravagantly
eat up completely, as with great appetite
destroy completely
Difference between cannibalise and consume

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