consume vs sample

sample vs consume

consume is not a noun while sample is a noun.

consume and sample both are verbs.

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

As verbs, sample is a hyponym of consume; that is, sample is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consume:

consume: serve oneself to, or consume regularly
sample: take a sample of

Other hyponyms of consume include cannibalise, cannibalize, habituate, use, eat, drink, imbibe, booze, drink, fuddle, hit the bottle, partake, touch, eat, feed, fill, replete, sate, satiate, taste, try, try out, sop up, suck in, take in, take up, sup.

consume (noun)	sample (noun)
	a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
	items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
	all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

consume (verb)	sample (verb)
engage fully	take a sample of
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 sample

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