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consume vs eat up

eat up vs consume

consume and eat up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consume No No Yes No
eat up No No Yes No
As verbs, consume and eat up are synonyms defined as:
  • consume and eat up: use up (resources or materials)
Other synonyms of consume include deplete, eat, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
As verbs, eat up is a hypernym of consume; that is, eat up is a word with a broader meaning than consume:
  • consume: eat up completely, as with great appetite
  • eat up: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
Other hypernyms of consume include finish, polish off.
consume (verb) eat up (verb)
engage fully finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
serve oneself to, or consume regularly use up (resources or materials)
use up (resources or materials) enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
spend extravagantly
eat up completely, as with great appetite
destroy completely
Difference between consume and eat up

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