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consume vs expend

expend vs consume

consume and expend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consume No No Yes No
expend No No Yes No
As verbs, consume and expend are synonyms defined as:
  • consume and expend: use up (resources or materials)
Other synonyms of consume include deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
As verbs, expend is a hyponym of consume; that is, expend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consume:
  • consume: use up (resources or materials)
  • expend: pay out
Other hyponyms of consume include abuse, misuse, pervert, abuse, run out, drain, spare, indulge, luxuriate, burn, burn off, burn up, drop, spend, spend, occupy, take, use up, blow, squander, waste, exhaust, play out, run down, sap, tire.
As verbs, expend is a hypernym of consume; that is, expend is a word with a broader meaning than consume:
  • consume: spend extravagantly
  • expend: pay out
Other hypernyms of consume include drop, spend.
consume (verb) expend (verb)
engage fully use up (resources or materials)
serve oneself to, or consume regularly pay out
use up (resources or materials)
spend extravagantly
eat up completely, as with great appetite
destroy completely
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