consume vs destroy

consume and destroy both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of consume include ruin.

consume (verb)	destroy (verb)
engage fully	defeat soundly and humiliatingly
serve oneself to, or consume regularly	destroy completely; damage irreparably
use up (resources or materials)	put (an animal) to death
spend extravagantly	do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
eat up completely, as with great appetite
destroy completely