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consume vs fritter away

fritter away vs consume

consume and fritter away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consume No No Yes No
fritter away No No Yes No
As verbs, fritter away is a hyponym of consume; that is, fritter away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consume:
  • consume: spend extravagantly
  • fritter away: spend frivolously and unwisely
consume (verb) fritter away (verb)
engage fully spend frivolously and unwisely
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
use up (resources or materials)
spend extravagantly
eat up completely, as with great appetite
destroy completely
Difference between consume and fritter away

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